The Traitor | |
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Directed by | Sam Newfield |
Written by | John Thomas Neville Joseph O'Donnell |
Produced by | Sigmund Neufeld Leslie Simmonds |
Starring | Tim McCoy Frances Grant Frank Melton |
Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
Edited by | John English |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Puritan Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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