Smashing the Vice Trust | |
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Directed by | Melville Shyer |
Written by | Marion Candler |
Produced by | Willis Kent |
Starring | Willy Castello Veola Vonn Selmer Jackson |
Cinematography | Robert E. Cline |
Edited by | Fred Bain |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Willis Kent Productions |
Release date | January 3, 1937 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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