Sabu and the Magic Ring | |
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Directed by | George Blair |
Written by | Benedict Freedman John Fenton Murray Sam Roeca |
Produced by | Maurice Duke |
Starring | Sabu William Marshall as the Genie Daria Massey John Doucette Peter Mamakos Vladimar Sokoloff |
Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
Edited by | William Austin |
Music by | Marlin Skiles |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures Corporation |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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