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 (1938-03)
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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