A Temporary Gentleman

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A Temporary Gentleman
Directed by Fred W. Durrant
Written by H.F. Maltby (play)
Produced by G.B. Samuelson
Starring Owen Nares
Madge Titheradge
Alfred Drayton
Production
company
Distributed byGreanger Films
Release date
June 1920
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

A Temporary Gentleman is a 1920 British silent comedy film directed by Fred W. Durrant and starring Owen Nares, Madge Titheradge and Alfred Drayton. It was shot at Isleworth Studios. [1]

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Plot

A clerk's service as subaltern spoils him for menial work.

Cast

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References

  1. Harris p.65

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