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| Directed by | David Selman |
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| Produced by | Kenneth J. Bishop |
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| Edited by | William Austin |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | October 15, 1936 |
Running time | 66 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Tugboat Princess is a 1936 American-Canadian drama film directed by David Selman and starring Walter C. Kelly, Valerie Hobson and Edith Fellows. [1]
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