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Directed by | William A. Seiter |
Screenplay by | Curtis Kenyon Harry Tugend |
Story by | Gilbert Wright |
Produced by | Harry Joe Brown |
Starring | Adolphe Menjou Jack Oakie Jack Haley Arleen Whelan Tony Martin Binnie Barnes |
Cinematography | Lucien N. Andriot |
Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
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Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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