Sons of Adventure

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Sons of Adventure
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Directed by Yakima Canutt
Screenplay by Franklin Adreon
Sol Shor
Produced byFranklin Adreon
Starring Lynne Roberts
Russell Hayden
Gordon Jones
Grant Withers
George Chandler
Roy Barcroft
Cinematography John MacBurnie
Edited by Harold Minter
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • September 1, 1948 (1948-09-01)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sons of Adventure is a 1948 American Western film directed by Yakima Canutt, written by Franklin Adreon and Sol Shor, and starring Lynne Roberts, Russell Hayden, Gordon Jones, Grant Withers, George Chandler and Roy Barcroft. It was released on September 1, 1948 by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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