What the Butler Saw (1950 film)

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What the Butler Saw
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Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Written byDon Good & Roger Good
Produced by Anthony Hinds
Starring Edward Rigby
Cinematography Walter J. Harvey (as Walter Harvey)
Edited by James Needs
Production
company
Distributed byExclusive Films
Release date
June 1950
Running time
60 mins
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

What the Butler Saw is a 1950 British comedy film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Edward Rigby, Henry Mollison and Mercy Haystead. [1] It was made by Hammer Films. [2]

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References

  1. "What the Butler Saw". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
  2. Heffernan p.45

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