Cock o' the North | |
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Directed by | Oswald Mitchell Challis Sanderson |
Written by | Oswald Mitchell |
Produced by | Oswald Mitchell |
Starring | George Carney Marie Lohr Eve Lister |
Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson Gerald Gibbs William Luff |
Edited by | Challis Sanderson |
Music by | Horace Sheldon |
Production company | Panther Films |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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