Two Smart Men

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Two Smart Men
Directed by Widgey R. Newman
Written byWidgey R. Newman
Produced byWidgey R. Newman
Starring
Production
company
Widgey R. Newman Productions
Distributed byEquity British Films
Release date
1940
Running time
52 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Two Smart Men is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Leslie Fuller, Wally Patch and Margaret Yarde. The film's producer-director Newman had specialized in quota quickies during the previous decade and this production was made as a second feature. It was followed by Henry Steps Out with several of the same cast. [1]

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  1. Chibnall & MacFarlane p.4

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