Turn Back the Hours | |
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Directed by | Howard Bretherton |
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Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
Edited by | W. Donn Hayes |
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Distributed by | Lumas Film Corporation |
Release date | March 1, 1928 |
Country | United States |
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Turn Back the Hours is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon and Sam Hardy. [1]
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