Swellhead | |
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Directed by | Benjamin Stoloff |
Written by | Gerald Beaumont William Jacobs |
Produced by | Bryan Foy |
Starring | Wallace Ford Dickie Moore Barbara Kent |
Cinematography | Joseph A. Valentine |
Edited by | Arthur Hilton |
Production company | Bryan Foy Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Swellhead is a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Wallace Ford, Dickie Moore and Barbara Kent. [1]
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