Trouble in Store (1934 film)

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Trouble in Store
Directed byClyde Cook
Produced by Irving Asher
Starring
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
21 May 1934
Running time
39 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Trouble in Store is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Clyde Cook, produced by Irving Asher and starring James Finlayson, Jack Hobbs and Clifford Heatherley. [1] It was made by Warner Bros. as a quota quickie [ citation needed ] at the company's Teddington Studios and includes the debut screen performance of Joan Hickson.

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Premise

Comedy and action ensue when a group of store assistants, who are accidentally shut in overnight, spy a break-in and try to apprehend the thieves.

Cast

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