Tropical Heat Wave

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Tropical Heat Wave
Tropical Heat Wave poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Written by Arthur T. Horman
Produced by Sidney Picker
Starring
Cinematography John MacBurnie
Edited by Harold Minter
Music by Stanley Wilson
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
October 1, 1952
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tropical Heat Wave is a 1952 American musical film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Hutton and Grant Withers. [1]

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  1. Quinlan p.282

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