No Parking | |
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Directed by | Jack Raymond |
Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
Written by | Gerald Elliott |
Story by | Carol Reed |
Starring | |
Music by | Geraldo |
Cinematography | Francis Carver |
Production company | Herbert Wilcox Productions |
Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation (UK) (theatrical) |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 min [1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
No Parking is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond. [2] The film features Charles Carson, Geraldo, Fred Groves, Gordon Harker and Leslie Perrins in the lead roles. [3]
The story was written by Carol Reed who later directed The Third Man . [1]
The film is considered lost, as no prints are known to exist. [4]
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