Twelve Women

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Doce mujeres
Directed by Luis Moglia Barth
Written byLuis Moglia Barth, Lola Pita Martínez
Produced byLuis Moglia Barth
Starring Roberto Escalada
Cinematography John Alton
Music by Mario Maurano
Release date
  • 10 March 1939 (1939-03-10)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Twelve Women (Spanish : Doce mujeres) is a 1939 Argentine comedy film directed by Luis Moglia Barth and starring Roberto Escalada. [1]

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References

  1. "Doce mujeres" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com . Retrieved 11 February 2014.