Maniac
| release date | August 11 1934 |
| studio | Roadshow Attractions |
| director | Dwain Esper |
| writer | Hildegarde Stadie |
| starring | Bill Woods, Horace B. Carpenter, Ted Edwards |
| tagline | He menaced women with weird desires! |
| release date | August 11 1934 |
| studio | Roadshow Attractions |
| director | Dwain Esper |
| writer | Hildegarde Stadie |
| starring | Bill Woods, Horace B. Carpenter, Ted Edwards |
| tagline | He menaced women with weird desires! |
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