Triple Justice

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Triple Justice
Triple Justice.jpg
Directed by David Howard
Produced by Bert Gilroy
Starring George O'Brien
Virginia Vale
Peggy Shannon
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • September 20, 1940 (1940-09-20) [1]
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$85,000 [2]
Box office$129,000 [2]

Triple Justice is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Virginia Vale and Peggy Shannon. The supporting cast includes Paul Fix and Glenn Strange.

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Plot

Cast

Box office

According to the RKO records, the picture recorded a loss of $5,000. [2]

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References

  1. "Triple Justice: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p57