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| One of the Best | |
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| Directed by | T. Hayes Hunter |
| Written by | George Edwardes-Hall (play) Seymour Hicks (play) Patrick L. Mannock |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon Carlyle Blackwell |
| Starring | Carlyle Blackwell Eve Gray Walter Byron Randle Ayrton |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 8,000 [1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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