Secrets of the Underground | |
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Directed by | William Morgan |
Screenplay by | Robert Tasker Daniel Mainwaring |
Story by | Daniel Mainwaring |
Produced by | Leonard Fields |
Starring | John Hubbard Virginia Grey Lloyd Corrigan Robin Raymond Miles Mander Olin Howland |
Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
Music by | Mort Glickman Marlin Skiles |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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