The Spy | |
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Directed by | Berthold Viertel |
Screenplay by | Ernest Pascal |
Starring | Kay Johnson Neil Hamilton John Halliday Milton Holmes Freddie Burke Frederick Austen Jewell |
Cinematography | Lucien Andriot |
Edited by | J. Edwin Robbins |
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Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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