Queer Cargo | |
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Directed by | Harold D. Schuster |
Written by | |
Based on | the play Queer Cargo by Noel Langley |
Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £33,923 [1] |
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