Motion picture contracts, 1933-1934.

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Motion picture contracts, 1933-1934.

The collection consists of motion picture contracts for the following films: 1.) Express Train Robbery, 24 July 1933 ; 2.) Lady Comes to Town, 11 July 1934 ; 3.) Lost Laughter, 20 June 1933 ; 4.) Louisiana Lon, 29 May 1933 ; 5.) Stranger's Return, 20 June 1933 ; 6.) Timber, 1 June 1933 ; 7.) Wheat, 24 July 1933 ; 8.) A Wicked Woman, 11 July 1934. At least two of these films were produced, "The Stranger's Return" (1933) and "A Wicked Woman" (1934). No record for the other films has been located.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7325423

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