Valley of the Sun | |
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Directed by | George Marshall |
Screenplay by | Horace McCoy |
Based on | Valley of the Sun 1940 serial story in The Saturday Evening Post by Clarence Budington Kelland |
Starring | Lucille Ball |
Cinematography | Harry J. Wild |
Edited by | Desmond Marquette |
Music by | Paul Sawtell |
Production company | |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $646,000 [1] |
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