Beauty and the Barge | |
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![]() Gordon Harker and Judy Gunn | |
Directed by | Henry Edwards |
Based on | Beauty and the Barge by W. W. Jacobs |
Produced by | Julius Hagen |
Starring | Gordon Harker Judy Gunn Jack Hawkins George Carney |
Cinematography | Sydney Blythe William Luff |
Edited by | Michael C. Chorlton |
Music by | W.L. Trytel |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Associated British |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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