One Good Turn (1936 film)

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One Good Turn
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Directed by Alfred J. Goulding
Written byJack Byrd
Syd Courtenay
Georgie Harris
Con West
Produced by Joe Rock
Stanley Haynes
Starring Leslie Fuller
Georgie Harris
Hal Gordon
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Edited by Sam Simmonds
Music by Cyril Ray
Production
companies
Distributed by Associated British Film Distributors
Release date
  • 5 June 1936 (1936-06-05)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

One Good Turn is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Leslie Fuller, Georgie Harris and Hal Gordon. [1] It was shot at Elstree Studios near London. The film's sets were designed by the art director George Provis.

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Synopsis

The screenplay concerns two coffee stall workers, who try to prevent their landlady's daughter being cheated by a villainous theatre producer. [2]

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Shafer p.139

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