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| She Couldn't Say No | |
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| Directed by | Graham Cutts |
| Written by | Clifford Grey Bert Lee Elizabeth Meehan |
| Based on | Funny Face 1927 musical play by Paul Gerard Smith Fred Thompson |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Starring | Tommy Trinder Fred Emney Googie Withers |
| Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene |
| Music by | Kenneth Leslie-Smith |
| Distributed by | Pathé Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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