With Love and Kisses | |
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Directed by | Leslie Goodwins |
Written by | Al Martin Sherman L. Lowe |
Produced by | Maurice Conn Coy Poe |
Starring | Pinky Tomlin Toby Wing Kane Richmond |
Cinematography | Arthur Reed |
Edited by | Martin G. Cohn |
Music by | Edward J. Kay |
Production company | Conn Pictures |
Distributed by | Ambassador Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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