Illegal | |
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Directed by | William C. McGann |
Written by | Irving Asher Roland Pertwee |
Produced by | Irving Asher |
Starring | Isobel Elsom Ivor Barnard D. A. Clarke-Smith |
Cinematography | Willard Van Enger Cyril J. Knowles |
Edited by | John Rawlins |
Music by | Billy Gerhardi |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Illegal is a 1932 British UK-Protonoir, crime, drama film directed by William C. McGann and starring Isobel Elsom, Ivor Barnard and D. A. Clarke-Smith.
It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British branch of Warner Brothers. [1]
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