Madame La Gimp 1929 story in Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan by Damon Runyon
Produced by
Harry Cohn
Starring
May Robson Warren William Guy Kibbee Glenda Farrell
Cinematography
Joseph Walker
Edited by
Gene Havlick
Music by
Howard Jackson
Color process
Black and white
Production company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Release date
September 13, 1933 (1933-09-13)
Running time
96 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$300,000
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