Danny Boy | |
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Directed by | Oswald Mitchell |
Written by | Oswald Mitchell Archie Pitt |
Produced by | Oswald Mitchell Challis Sanderson |
Starring | Dorothy Dickson Archie Pitt Fred Duprez |
Cinematography | Desmond Dickinson |
Production company | Panther Films |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Danny Boy is a 1934 British musical film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Frank Forbes-Robinson, Dorothy Dickson, Archie Pitt and Ronnie Hepworth. [1] It was shot at Cricklewood Studios in London and released by Butcher's Film Service. Mitchell made another film also titled Danny Boy in 1941.
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