| A Safe Affair | |
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| Directed by | Herbert Wynne |
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Production company | Langham |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | 1931 |
Running time | 53 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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