We Do It Because
Trailer: We Do It Because
Year: 1942
Genre: History
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: Basil Wrangell
Cast: John Nesbitt, Mark Daniels, Ava Gardner, Tom Herbert, Mitchell Lewis, Dorothy Morris
Crew: Basil Wrangell (Director), Douglas Foster (Writer), Richard Duce (Art Direction), Jackson Rose (Director of Photography), Harry Poppe Jr. (Story), Leon Bourgeau (Editor)
Runtime: 10 minutes
Release: Jan 24, 1942
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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