Dial 999 (1938 film)

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Dial 999
Directed by Lawrence Huntington
Written by Ernest Dudley
Gerald Elliott
Lawrence Huntington
Produced by Edward Dryhurst
Starring John Longden
Elizabeth Kent
Neville Brook
Cinematography Stanley Grant
Edited by Peter Tanner
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 27 June 1938 (1938-06-27)
Running time
46 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Dial 999 is a 1938 British crime film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring John Longden, Elizabeth Kent and Neville Brook. It was made as a quota quickie by 20th Century Fox at Wembley Studios. [1] The film's title aimed to capitalize on the recent introduction of the emergency telephone number 999. [2]

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  1. Chibnall p.293
  2. Chibnall p.106

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