Pallard the Punter

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Pallard the Punter
Directed by J.L.V. Leigh
Written by George Pearson
Based on Grey Timothy
by Edgar Wallace
Starring Jack Leigh
Heather Thatcher
Lionel d'Aragon
Cecil Morton York
Production
company
Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • January 1919 (1919-01)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Pallard the Punter is a 1919 British silent sports crime film directed by J.L.V. Leigh and starring Jack Leigh, Heather Thatcher and Lionel d'Aragon. It was based on the 1913 novel Grey Timothy by Edgar Wallace, set in the world of horse racing. It was made by British Gaumont at Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. [1]

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  1. Warren p.150

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