The Boy from Indiana

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The Boy from Indiana
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Directed by John Rawlins
Written by Otto Englander
Produced by Frank Melford
Starring Lon McCallister
Billie Burke
George Cleveland
Cinematography Jack MacKenzie
Edited by Merrill G. White
Music by Lucien Moraweck
Marlin Skiles
Production
company
Ventura Pictures Corporation
Distributed by Eagle-Lion Classics
Release date
  • March 1, 1950 (1950-03-01)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

The Boy from Indiana is a 1950 American sports drama film directed by John Rawlins and starring Lon McCallister, Billie Burke and George Cleveland. [1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucius O. Croxton.

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  1. Davis p.52

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