Coming of Age | |
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Directed by | Manning Haynes |
Written by | Rowan Kennedy Paul White |
Produced by | A. George Smith |
Starring | Eliot Makeham Joyce Bland |
Cinematography | Sydney Blythe |
Production company | George Smith Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation (UK) |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, calling it an "Okay comedy...Some good character actors save this one from obscurity." [3]
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