The Rossiter Case | |
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Directed by | Francis Searle |
Screenplay by | Kenneth Hyde John Hunter Francis Searle |
Based on | play The Rossiters by Kenneth Hyde [1] |
Produced by | Anthony Hinds |
Starring | Helen Shingler Clement McCallin Sheila Burrell |
Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
Edited by | John Ferris |
Music by | Frank Spencer |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Exclusive Films (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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