A Sister to Assist 'Er (1930 film)

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A Sister to Assist 'Er
Directed by George Dewhurst
Written byGeorge Dewhurst
John le Breton
Based on A Sister to Assist 'Er
by John le Breton
Produced byMaurice Elvey
H.B. Parkinson
Starring Barbara Gott
Polly Emery
Donald Stuart
Alec Hunter
Release date
  • 4 March 1930 (1930-03-04)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Sister to Assist 'Er is a 1930 British comedy film directed by George Dewhurst and starring Barbara Gott, Polly Emery and Donald Stuart. [1] It was based on the play A Sister to Assist 'Er by John le Breton.

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  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)