The Little Adventuress (1938 film)

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The Little Adventuress
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Directed by D. Ross Lederman
Written by Michael L. Simmons
Paul Jarrico
Starring Edith Fellows
Cinematography Henry Freulich
Edited by Al Clark
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 9, 1938 (1938-12-09)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Little Adventuress is a 1938 American adventure film directed by D. Ross Lederman. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Hal Erickson (2014). "The Little Adventuress". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014. {when accessed on August 10, 2019, this link was no longer active}
  2. Dixon, Wheeler Winston (June 11, 2015). "Dark Humor in Films of the 1960s". Springer. ISBN   978-1137562500 . Retrieved August 10, 2019.