The Professional Guest

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The Professional Guest
Directed by George King
Written by
Produced byHarry Cohen
Starring
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Production
companies
  • George King Productions
  • Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by Fox Film Company
Release date
1931
Running time
42 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Professional Guest is a 1931 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Gordon Harker, Pat Paterson and Richard Bird. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie for release by Fox Film. [1]

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  1. Wood p.73

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