Silk Hat Kid

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Silk Hat Kid
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Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Screenplay by Edward Eliscu
Lou Breslow
Dore Schary
Starring Lew Ayres
Mae Clarke
Paul Kelly
Ralf Harolde
William Harrigan
Billy Lee
Cinematography Daniel B. Clark
Music by Samuel Kaylin
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • July 19, 1935 (1935-07-19)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Silk Hat Kid is a 1935 American crime film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Edward Eliscu, Lou Breslow and Dore Schary. The film, starring Lew Ayres, Mae Clarke, Paul Kelly, Ralf Harolde, William Harrigan and Billy Lee, was released on July 19, 1935, by 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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