Guest of Honour | |
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Directed by | George King |
Based on | The Man from Blankley's (1930) by F. Anstey |
Starring | Henry Kendall Miki Hood Edward Chapman Joan Playfair |
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Country | UK |
Language | English |
Guest of Honour is a 1934 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Henry Kendall, Miki Hood, Edward Chapman and Joan Playfair. [1] In the film, an aristocrat unmasks a blackmailer. [2] It is based on F. Anstey's 1903 play The Man from Blankley's which had been made as a 1920 Paramount silent The Fourteenth Man and the 1930 John Barrymore talkie The Man from Blankley's .
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