To Beat the Band | |
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Directed by | Benjamin Stoloff Kenny Holmes (assistant) |
Screenplay by | Rian James |
Story by | George Marion, Jr. |
Produced by | Zion Myers |
Starring | Hugh Herbert Helen Broderick Roger Pryor Fred Keating |
Cinematography | Nick Musuraca |
Edited by | George Crone |
Music by | Alberto Colombo |
Production company | |
Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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