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Smith! | |
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Directed by | Michael O'Herlihy |
Screenplay by | Louis Pelletier |
Based on | Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse by Paul St. Pierre |
Produced by | Bill Anderson |
Starring | Glenn Ford |
Cinematography | Robert C. Moreno |
Edited by | Robert Stafford |
Music by | Robert F. Brunner |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.3 million (US/ Canada rentals) [1] |
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