Strange Affair | |
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Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
Written by | Oscar Saul Jerome Odlum Eve Greene Jack Henley (additional dialogue) |
Based on | Stalk the Hunter by Oscar Saul |
Produced by | Burk Kelly |
Starring | Allyn Joslyn Evelyn Keyes Marguerite Chapman Edgar Buchanan |
Cinematography | Franz Planer |
Edited by | Richard Fantl |
Music by | Marlin Skiles George Duning |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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