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103:Helen Hayes
85:Produced by
45:Directed by
1580:1933 films
1574:Categories
1221:Stagecoach
1109:Fatal Lady
1053:Smart Girl
628:White Mice
405:Best Plays
348:References
206:Box office
177:77 minutes
161:1933-07-28
134:Production
55:Written by
1501:Cleopatra
1485:Navy Wife
1373:Tap Roots
941:The Sheik
620:Headlines
296:John Beal
209:$ 467,193
201:$ 269,600
127:Hugh Wynn
123:Edited by
16:1933 film
1309:Gung Ho!
1197:Blockade
1173:Stand-In
1069:Shanghai
965:Applause
844:Virginia
636:Atta Boy
572:Free Air
222:Pre-Code
190:Language
117:Ray June
95:Starring
69:Based on
1277:Sundown
1205:Algiers
740:Rebound
724:Holiday
193:English
182:Country
159: (
136:company
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836:Safari
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198:Budget
75:(play)
1413:Tulsa
403:1953
387:TCMDB
1531:stub
516:Babs
398:IMDb
272:Cast
240:Plot
232:and
409:at
396:at
385:at
77:by
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