Mr. Bill the Conqueror

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Mr. Bill the Conqueror
Mr. Bill the Conqueror.jpg
Directed by Norman Walker
Written by Dion Titheradge
Produced byNorman Walker
Starring
Cinematography Claude Friese-Greene
Edited by Sam Simmonds
Music by Idris Lewis
Production
company
Distributed by Pathé Pictures
Release date
  • 8 August 1932 (1932-08-08)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Mr. Bill the Conqueror is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Henry Kendall, Heather Angel and Nora Swinburne. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. [1] The script by Don Titheradge was adapted by Mrs Stanley Wrench into a short serial of five parts in Pearson's Weekly , starting in the issues of 4 March 1933.

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  1. Wood p.72

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