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| Simply Terrific | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Roy William Neill |
| Written by | Basil Dillon Anthony Hankey |
| Story by | Basil Woon |
| Produced by | Irving Asher |
| Starring | Claude Hulbert Reginald Purdell Patricia Medina |
| Cinematography | Robert LaPresle |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | March 1938 |
Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Simply Terrific is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Claude Hulbert, Reginald Purdell and Patricia Medina. [1] It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Bros.
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