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Back-Room Boy

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Back-Room Boy

6.5

1h 22m

1942

Synopsis

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 ...

Director

Herbert Mason

Comedy

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Cast & Crew

Arthur Askey

Arthur Askey

as Arthur Pilbeam

Moore Marriott

Moore Marriott

as Jerry

Graham Moffatt

Graham Moffatt

as Albert

Googie Withers

Googie Withers

as Bobbie

Vera Frances

Vera Frances

as Jane

Joyce Howard

Joyce Howard

as Betty

John Salew

John Salew

as Steve Mason

George Merritt

George Merritt

as Uncle

Eileen Bennett

Eileen Bennett

as Bit Player

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