Tropic Fury

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Tropic Fury
Tropic Fury poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Written by Michael L. Simmons
Maurice Tombragel
Ben Pivar
Produced byBen Pivar
Starring Richard Arlen
Andy Devine
Beverly Roberts
Cinematography Jerome Ash
Edited by Maurice Wright
Music by Charles Previn
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 1, 1939 (1939-09-01)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tropic Fury is a 1939 American action film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Richard Arlen, Andy Devine and Beverly Roberts. [1]

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  1. Kohner p.353

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