The Buster | |
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Directed by | Colin Campbell |
Screenplay by | Jack Strumwasser |
Based on | The Buster by William Patterson White |
Starring | Dustin Farnum Doris Pawn Francis McDonald Gilbert Holmes Lucille Hutton |
Cinematography | David Abel |
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Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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