Stepping Out (1931 film)

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Stepping Out
Directed by Charles Reisner
Sandy Roth(ass't director)
Written by Elmer Harris (play, dialogue)
Robert E. Hopkins(dialogue)
Produced byMetro Goldwyn Mayer
Starring Charlotte Greenwood
Leila Hyams
Cinematography Leonard Smith
Edited by William S. Gray
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • April 11, 1931 (1931-04-11)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stepping Out is a 1931 American Pre-Code farce directed by Charles Reisner and produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is based on the 1929 Broadway play Stepping Out by Elmer Harris. Lilian Bond appeared in the original Broadway play and in this film in the same role. [1] [2]

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