Slightly Terrific

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Slightly Terrific
Directed by Edward F. Cline
Screenplay byEdward Dein
Stanley Davis
Story byEdith Watkins
Florence McEnany
Produced byAlexis Thurn-Taxis
Starring Leon Errol
Anne Rooney
Eddie Quillan
Richard Lane
Betty Kean
Ray Malone
Lillian Cornell
Donald Novis
Lorraine Krueger
Cinematography Paul Ivano
Edited byNorman A. Cerf
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 5, 1944 (1944-05-05)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Slightly Terrific is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Edward Dein and Stanley Davis. The film stars Leon Errol, Anne Rooney, Eddie Quillan, Richard Lane, Betty Kean, Ray Malone, Lillian Cornell, Donald Novis and Lorraine Krueger. The film was released on May 5, 1944, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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