The Price of Wisdom

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The Price of Wisdom
Directed by Reginald Denham
Written by
Produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan
Starring
Cinematography Henry Harris
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount British Pictures
Release date
12 February 1935
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Price of Wisdom is a 1935 British drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Mary Jerrold, Roger Livesey and Lilian Oldland. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. [1]

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  1. Wood p.83

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