The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland

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The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland
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Directed by William James Craft
Written by Albert DeMond
Based ona story by John McDermott
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Starring George Sidney
CinematographyAlan Jones
Edited byHarry W. Lieb
Music by Heinz Roemheld
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • March 1, 1930 (1930-03-01)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland is a 1930 American comedy film. It is one of The Cohens and Kellys series, and is also the series' first sound film. [1] It was directed by William James Craft and produced and released by Universal Pictures. [2]

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The film and trailer are preserved in the Library of Congress collection. [3]

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References

  1. The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland at TCMDB
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.32 c.1978 by The American Film Institute