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Guns, Girls and Gangsters | |
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Directed by | Edward L. Cahn |
Written by | Paul Gangelin Jerry Sackheim Robert E. Kent |
Produced by | Robert E. Kent Edward Small (executive) |
Starring | Mamie Van Doren Gerald Mohr Lee Van Cleef Grant Richards |
Cinematography | Kenneth Peach |
Edited by | Fred R. Feitshans Jr. |
Music by | Buddy Bregman |
Production companies | Edward Small Productions Spinel Entertainment |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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