A Gamble with Hearts | |
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Directed by | Edwin J. Collins |
Written by | Anthony Carlyle Lucita Squier |
Produced by | H.B. Parkinson |
Starring | Milton Rosmer Madge Stuart Olaf Hytten |
Production company | Master Films |
Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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