Raise the Roof | |
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Directed by | Walter Summers |
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Produced by | Walter Summers |
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Cinematography | René Guissart |
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Distributed by | Pathé Pictures |
Release date | February 1930 |
Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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