Street of Missing Men

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Street of Missing Men
Street of Missing Men poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Screenplay byFrank Dolan
Leonard Lee
Story by Eleanore Griffin
William Rankin
Produced by Armand Schaefer
Starring Charles Bickford
Harry Carey
Tommy Ryan
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Ralph Graves
John Gallaudet
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited byErnest J. Nims
Music by Cy Feuer
William Lava
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • April 25, 1939 (1939-04-25)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Street of Missing Men is a 1939 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and written by Frank Dolan and Leonard Lee. The film stars Charles Bickford, Harry Carey, Tommy Ryan, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ralph Graves and John Gallaudet. The film was released on April 25, 1939, by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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