The Big Bluff | |
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Directed by | W. Lee Wilder |
Screenplay by | Fred Freiberger |
Story by | Mindret Lord |
Produced by | W. Lee Wilder |
Starring | John Bromfield Martha Vickers Robert Hutton |
Cinematography | Gordon Avil |
Edited by | Terry O. Morse |
Music by | Manuel Compinsky |
Production company | Planet Filmplays |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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