Three Desperate Men | |
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Directed by | Sam Newfield [1] |
Screenplay by | Orville H. Hampton (as Orville Hampton) |
Story by | Orville H. Hampton (as Orville Hampton) |
Produced by | Sigmund Neufeld |
Starring | Preston Foster Jim Davis Virginia Grey Kim Spalding William Haade Monte Blue Sid Melton |
Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
Edited by | Carl Pierson |
Music by | Albert Glasser |
Production company | Sigmund Neufeld Productions |
Distributed by | Lippert Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Three Desperate Men is a 1951 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Preston Foster, Jim Davis and Virginia Grey. [2] It co-stars Kim Spalding, William Haade, Monte Blue and Sid Melton. [3]
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