His Brother's Keeper (1940 film)

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His Brother's Keeper
Directed by Roy William Neill
Written by
Produced by Samuel Sax
Starring
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Music by Bretton Byrd
Production
company
Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • 27 January 1940 (1940-01-27)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

His Brother's Keeper is a 1940 British crime film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Clifford Evans, Tamara Desni and Una O'Connor. [1]

Contents

It was made at Teddington Studios as a second feature. It had been completed before the outbreak of the Second World War. [2]

Plot

A successful sharp shooting act is threatened when a gold-digging blues singer attempts to split them up.

Cast

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References

  1. Chibnall & McFarlane p.3
  2. Chibnall & McFarlane p.3

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