South of the Rio Grande | |
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Directed by | Lambert Hillyer |
Written by | Harold Shumate(story) Milton Krims(adaptation) |
Produced by | Irving Briskin |
Starring | Buck Jones |
Cinematography | Benjamin Kline |
Edited by | Maurice Wright |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
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