CinemaOSMovie · 1942 · 1h 22m

Back-Room Boy

66%(12)IMDbComedy

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 ...

Directed byHerbert Mason

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 22m
Language
EN
Released
April 15, 1942
Studios
Gainsborough Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Herbert Mason
Written by
Val Guest
Val Guest
Marriott Edgar
Produced by
Edward Black

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