Day of the Badman | |
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Directed by | Harry Keller |
Screenplay by | Lawrence Roman |
Story by | John W. Cunningham |
Produced by | Gordon Kay |
Starring | Fred MacMurray Joan Weldon John Ericson |
Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
Edited by | Sherman Todd |
Music by | Hans J. Salter |
Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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