What a Man | |
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Directed by | George Crone |
Written by | Courtenay Savage (play) E.J. Rath (novel) Harvey Gates A.A. Kline |
Starring | Reginald Denny Miriam Seegar Harvey Clark Lucille Ward |
Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
Edited by | Harry Chandlee |
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Distributed by | Sono Art-World Wide Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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