Back-Room Boy
1942•1h 22m•6.6•Released
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 ...
Director
Herbert Mason
Writer
Val Guest, J.O.C. Orton, Marriott Edgar
Languages
English
Studio
Gainsborough Pictures
Cast
Arthur Askey
Arthur Pilbeam
Moore Marriott
Jerry
Graham Moffatt
Albert
Googie Withers
Bobbie
Vera Frances
Jane
Joyce Howard
Betty
John Salew
Steve Mason
George Merritt
Uncle
Eileen Bennett
Bit Player
Philip Friend
Damon Ravel
Aubrey Mallalieu
West
D.J. Williams
McIntyre
Production
Company
Gainsborough Pictures
Producer
Edward Black
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