Stork Bites Man | |
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Directed by | Cy Endfield |
Screenplay by | Cy Endfield |
Produced by | Ralph Cohn Mary Pickford Charles 'Buddy' Rogers |
Starring | Jackie Cooper |
Cinematography | Vincent J. Farrar Robert Pittack |
Edited by | Lynn Harrison |
Music by | Raoul Kraushaar |
Production company | Comet Productions |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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