The Goldbergs | |
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Directed by | Walter Hart |
Written by | Gertrude Berg N. Richard Nash |
Produced by | Mel Epstein |
Starring | Gertrude Berg Philip Loeb Eli Mintz Eduard Franz Larry Robinson Arlene McQuade |
Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
Edited by | Ellsworth Hoagland |
Music by | Van Cleave |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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