The Sky's the Limit | |
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Directed by | |
Written by |
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Produced by | Jack Buchanan |
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Cinematography | |
Edited by | Michael Gordon |
Music by | Van Phillips |
Production company | Jack Buchanan Productions |
Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date | 1938 |
Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Sky's the Limit is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Jack Buchanan and Lee Garmes and starring Buchanan, Mara Losseff and William Kendall. [1]
It was made at Pinewood Studios. [2]
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