| Purple Heart Diary | |
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| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Frances Langford |
| Cinematography | William P. Whitley |
| Edited by | Henry Batista |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | November 12, 1951 |
Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Purple Heart Diary is a 1951 American drama film directed by Richard Quine, produced by Sam Katzman and released by Columbia Pictures. It stars Frances Langford and Judd Holdren. [1]
During World War II, a singing trio goes out on tour entertaining wounded soldiers. They get involved with a severely wounded soldier who is in love with a nurse.
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