Stranger in Town (1931 film)

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Stranger in Town
Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Written by Carl Erickson
Screenplay by Harvey Thew
Produced by Lucien Hubbard
Starring Charles "Chic" Sale
Ann Dvorak
Cinematography Dev Jennings
Music by Leo F. Forbstein
W. Franke Harling
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • August 6, 1931 (1931-08-06)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stranger in Town is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Charles "Chic" Sale and Ann Dvorak. [1]

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References

  1. Christina Rice (September 26, 2013). Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel . University Press of Kentucky. p.  15. ISBN   978-0-8131-4440-5.