Easy Riches

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Easy Riches
Directed by Maclean Rogers
Written by
Produced byGeorge Smith
Starring
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by Dan Birt
Production
company
George Smith Productions (as GS Enterprises)
Distributed by RKO Pictures (UK)
Release date
  • 31 March 1938 (1938-03-31)(UK)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Easy Riches is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring George Carney, Gus McNaughton, Marjorie Taylor and Tom Helmore. [1] [2]

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Plot

Two rival firms of builders fight for business in a small town.

Cast

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References

  1. "Easy Riches (1938)". Archived from the original on 10 April 2017.
  2. "Easy Riches (1938) - Maclean Rogers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".