King of Hearts (1936 film)

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King of Hearts
Directed by
Written by
  • Matthew Boulton (play)
  • Oswald Mitchell
  • Walter Tennyson
Produced by
  • Oswald Mitchell
  • Walter Tennyson
Starring
Cinematography Desmond Dickinson
Music by Horace Sheldon
Production
company
Distributed byButcher's Film Service
Release date
March 1936 [1]
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

King of Hearts is a 1936 British romance film directed by Oswald Mitchell and Walter Tennyson and starring Will Fyffe, Richard Dolman and Googie Withers. It was produced by Butcher's Film Service, and made at Cricklewood Studios in London. [2]

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Synopsis

A working-class boy falls in love with a working-class girl.

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