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Directed by | John Harlow |
Written by | Geoffrey Orme |
Produced by | Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
Starring | Robert Ayres June Thorburn Alan Wheatley Bruce Seton |
Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
Edited by | Bill Lewthwaite |
Music by | John Lanchbery |
Production company | Kenilworth Film Productions |
Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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