| The Flying Fontaines | |
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| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Written by | Don Mullaly Lee Ervine |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Michael Callan |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman, Jr. |
| Edited by | Saul A. Goodkind |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Rick Rias gets out of the army and returns to his old job as a trapeze artist. He discovers his old girlfriend has married another trapeze artist.
Veteran actor Pierre Watkin appears uncredited in his last film role as a doctor.
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