The Buckskin Lady | |
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Directed by | Carl K. Hittleman |
Written by | Francis Chase Jr. (story) Carl K. Hittleman (writer) David Lang (writer) |
Produced by | D. Jersey Grut (associate producer) Carl K. Hittleman (producer) |
Starring | Patricia Medina Richard Denning Gerald Mohr Henry Hull Hank Worden |
Cinematography | Ellsworth Fredericks |
Edited by | Harry Coswick |
Music by | Albert Glasser |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | July 1957 |
Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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