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The Contender | |
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Directed by | Sam Newfield |
Written by | George Wallace Sayre (story) and Jay Doten (story) George Wallace Sayre (screenplay) and Jay Doten (screenplay) and Raymond L. Schrock (screenplay) |
Produced by | Bert Sternbach |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | Robert E. Cline |
Edited by | Holbrook N. Todd |
Music by | Albert Glasser |
Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 63 minutes 27 minutes (US edited TV version) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Contender is a 1944 American film directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as Challenger (American TV title).
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