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Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill's long-lost uncle has died and left them his business—a cinema in the town of Sloughborough. Unfortunately they can't sell it for the fortune they hoped as they discover it is falling down and almost worthless.
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83 min
1957-04-09
Released
English
33
6.606
Jean Spenser
Matt Spenser
Mrs. Fazackalee
Percy Quill
Old Tom
Albert Hardcastle
Robin Carter
Marlene Hogg
Mr. Hogg
Commissionaire
Bell
Emmett
Taxi Driver
Girl in Cinema (uncredited)
Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
Cast Member uncredited)
Cast Member (uncredited)
3.6
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