Special Edition (film)

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Special Edition
Directed by Redd Davis
Written by
Produced byRedd Davis
Starring
Cinematography Roy Fogwell
Production
company
Redd Davis Productions
Distributed by Paramount British Pictures
Release date
March 1938
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Special Edition is a 1938 British thriller film directed by Redd Davis and starring Lucille Lisle, John Garrick and Norman Pierce. [1]

Contents

It was made by at Isleworth Studios as a quota quickie for released by Paramount British Pictures.

Synopsis

A reporter investigates a murder case, and proves that a photographer is really a killer.

Cast

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References

  1. Chibnall p.300

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