Hail and Farewell | |
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Directed by | Ralph Ince |
Written by | John Dighton Reginald Purdell Brock Williams |
Produced by | Irving Asher Jerome Jackson |
Starring | Claude Hulbert Bruce Lester Wally Patch |
Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
Distributed by | Warner Brothers-First National Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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