Strange Alibi | |
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Directed by | D. Ross Lederman |
Written by | Kenneth Gamet Leslie T. White Fred Niblo Jr. |
Produced by | Bryan Foy |
Starring | Arthur Kennedy Joan Perry Jonathan Hale John Ridgely Florence Bates Charles Trowbridge |
Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
Edited by | Frank Magee |
Music by | Howard Jackson William Lava |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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