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Promotional poster for the film.
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Directed by | Monta Bell |
Produced by |
Carl Laemmle Carl Laemmle, Jr. Monta Bell E. M. Asher |
Written by | Samuel Shipman (play) John B. Hymer (play) Tom Reed (screenplay, dialogue) Winifred Reeve |
Starring |
Lupe Velez Lew Ayres Edward G. Robinson |
Music by |
Heinz Roemheld Sam Perry |
Cinematography | Jerome Ash |
Edited by | Harry Marker |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
East Is West is a 1930 American Pre-Code crime drama film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Monta Bell and stars Lupe Velez, Lew Ayres and Edward G. Robinson. It is based on a 1918 Broadway play, East is West, which starred Fay Bainter. A silent film version from 1922, also titled East Is West, starred Constance Talmadge.
E. Alyn Warren reprises his role from the silent version.