Don't Be a Dummy

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Don't Be a Dummy
Directed by Frank Richardson
Written by Brock Williams
Produced by Irving Asher
Starring William Austin
Muriel Angelus
Garry Marsh
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release date
  • December 1932 (1932-12)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Don't Be a Dummy is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Frank Richardson and starring William Austin, Muriel Angelus and Garry Marsh. The film was a quota quickie made by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers at their Teddington Studios base. [1]

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  1. Wood p.74

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