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One for the Book
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One for the Book

Feb 3, 1940
0h 18m
★ 6.0

Overview

In this entertaining short, famous literary figures step out of the pages of books after dark.

Genres

Comedy
Fantasy
Music

Production Companies

The Vitaphone Corporation
Warner Bros. Pictures

One for the Book Trailers

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Cast

Betty Hutton

Cinderella

Betty Hutton

Hal Sherman

Joe Miller

Hal Sherman

Miriam Grahame

Book Character

Miriam Grahame

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