The Night Mayor | |
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Directed by | Benjamin Stoloff |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
Edited by | Maurice Wright |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | August 19, 1932 |
Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Night Mayor is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Lee Tracy, Evalyn Knapp and Don Dillaway. [1]
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