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Number, Please
Directed by George King
Produced by Harry Cohen
Written by Charles Bennett
Billie Bristow
H. Fowler Mear
Starring Mabel Poulton
Warwick Ward
Richard Bird
Production
company
George King Productions
Distributed by Fox Film Company
Release date
1 July 1931
Running time
41 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Number, Please is a 1931 British crime film directed by George King and starring Mabel Poulton, Warwick Ward and Richard Bird. It was a quota quickie made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-upon-Thames. [1]

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