The Sap | |
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Directed by | Archie Mayo |
Screenplay by | De Leon Anthony Robert Lord |
Based on | The Sap by William A. Grew |
Starring | Edward Everett Horton Alan Hale Sr. Patsy Ruth Miller Russell Simpson Jerry Mandy Edna Murphy |
Cinematography | Devereaux Jennings |
Edited by | Desmond O'Brien |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
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