Calling All Crooks

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Calling All Crooks
Directed by George Black
Written by Arthur Mertz
Produced by John E. Blakeley
Starring
Cinematography Desmond Dickinson
Production
company
Distributed byMancunian Film
Release date
October 1938
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Calling All Crooks is a 1938 British comedy film directed by George Black and starring Douglas Wakefield, Billy Nelson and Leslie Perrins. It was made by the Manchester-based Mancunian Film, but shot at Cricklewood Studios in London. [1]

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  1. Wood p.98

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