The Wishbone

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The Wishbone
Directed by Arthur Maude
Written by
Produced by Ivar Campbell
Starring
Music by Colin Wark
Production
company
Sound City Films
Distributed by MGM
Release date
  • March 1933 (1933-03)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Wishbone is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Nellie Wallace, Davy Burnaby and A. Bromley Davenport. It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie for release by MGM. [1]

Contents

Premise

After she inherits fifty pounds, an old lady decides to spend it on a spree.

Cast

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References

  1. Wood p.80

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