Widow's Might

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Widow's Might
Directed by Cyril Gardner
Screenplay by Rowland Brown, Frederick J. Jackson (play) and Brock Williams
Produced by Irving Asher
Starring Laura La Plante
Yvonne Arnaud
Garry Marsh
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Production
company
Release date
  • January 1935 (1935-01)
Running time
77min
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Widow's Might is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Cyril Gardner and starring Laura La Plante, Yvonne Arnaud and Garry Marsh. [1] Produced by Irving Asher, it is based on a play by Frederick J. Jackson, adapted by Rowland Brown and Brock Williams and filmed by Warner Brothers at Teddington Studios.

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  1. "Widow's Might". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. at the B.F.I.