The Audacious Mr. Squire

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The Audacious Mr. Squire
Directed by Edwin Greenwood
Written by Eliot Stannard
Based on Squire the Audacious
by Sydney Bowkett
Produced by Edward Godal
Starring Jack Buchanan
Valia
Dorinea Shirley
Production
company
Distributed byBritish & Colonial Kinematograph Company
Release date
  • October 1923 (1923-10)
Running time
5,000 feet [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Audacious Mr. Squire is a 1923 British silent comedy film directed by Edwin Greenwood and starring Jack Buchanan, Valia and Dorinea Shirley. [2] The film was written by Eliot Stannard and produced by Edward Godal.

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  2. "The Audacious Mr. Squire (1923)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

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