White Bondage | |
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Directed by | Nick Grinde |
Screenplay by | Anthony Coldeway |
Produced by | Bryan Foy |
Starring | Jean Muir Gordon Oliver Howard Phillips Joe King Harry Davenport Virginia Brissac |
Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
Edited by | Frank DeWar |
Music by | Clifford Vaughan |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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