Let Me Explain, Dear | |
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Directed by | Gene Gerrard Frank Miller |
Written by | Gene Gerrard Frank Miller |
Based on | the play by Walter Ellis |
Produced by | John Maxwell |
Starring | Gene Gerrard Viola Lyel Claude Hulbert |
Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey Horace Wheddon |
Edited by | Bert Bates |
Music by | Idris Lewis |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Wardour Films |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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