Winners of the Wilderness | |
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Directed by | W.S. Van Dyke |
Written by | Story: John Thomas Neville Continuity: Josephine Chippo Titles: Marian Ainslee |
Starring | Tim McCoy Joan Crawford Edward Connelly Roy D'Arcy Ernest Ian Torrence |
Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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