Facing the Music (1941 film)

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Facing the Music
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Directed by Maclean Rogers
Written by Kathleen Butler
Maclean Rogers
Produced byMaclean Rogers
StarringBunny Doyle
Betty Driver
Chili Bouchier
H. F. Maltby
Cinematography Stephen Dade
Music by Percival Mackey
Production
company
Distributed byButcher's Film Service
Release date
  • 25 August 1941 (1941-08-25)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Facing the Music is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Bunny Doyle, Betty Driver, Chili Bouchier and H. F. Maltby. [1] The film's sets were designed by the art director R. Holmes Paul.

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Plot

An incompetent man struggles to hold down a series of jobs.

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References

  1. BFI.org