Flying Fifty-Five | |
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Directed by | Reginald Denham |
Written by | Vernon Clancey Kenneth Horne Victor M. Greene |
Based on | The Flying Fifty-Five by Edgar Wallace |
Produced by | Victor M. Greene |
Starring | Derrick De Marney Nancy Burne Marius Goring Peter Gawthorne |
Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
Edited by | Ted Richards |
Production company | Admiral Films |
Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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