The Girl from Mandalay

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The Girl from Mandalay
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Directed by Howard Bretherton
Screenplay by Wellyn Totman
Endre Bohem
Based onTiger Valley
by Reginald Campbell
Produced by Nat Levine
Starring Conrad Nagel
Kay Linaker
Donald Cook
Esther Ralston
Harry Stubbs
Reginald Barlow
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Ernest Miller
Music byArthur Kay
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • April 20, 1936 (1936-04-20)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Girl from Mandalay is a 1936 American action film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Wellyn Totman and Endre Bohem. It is based on the 1931 novel Tiger Valley by Reginald Campbell. The film stars Conrad Nagel, Kay Linaker, Donald Cook, Esther Ralston, Harry Stubbs and Reginald Barlow. The film was released on April 20, 1936, by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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