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 (1920-06)
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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