One Good Turn | |
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Directed by | Alfred J. Goulding |
Written by | Jack 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 |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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