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Back-Room Boy

19421h 22m6.6/ 10 · TMDB · 12 votes
Comedy

Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ...

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Directed by Herbert Mason

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Arthur Askey
Arthur Askey

Arthur Pilbeam

Moore Marriott
Moore Marriott

Jerry

Graham Moffatt
Graham Moffatt

Albert

Googie Withers
Googie Withers

Bobbie

Vera Frances
Vera Frances

Jane

Joyce Howard
Joyce Howard

Betty

John Salew
John Salew

Steve Mason

George Merritt
George Merritt

Uncle

Eileen Bennett
Eileen Bennett

Bit Player

Philip Friend
Philip Friend

Damon Ravel

Aubrey Mallalieu
Aubrey Mallalieu

West

D.J. Williams

McIntyre

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Film details

Released15 Apr 1942
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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