The Bachelor's Club | |
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Directed by | A. V. Bramble |
Written by | Israel Zangwill (novel) Eliot Stannard |
Starring | Ben Field Ernest Thesiger Mary Brough Sydney Fairbrother |
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Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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