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Poor Old Bill (1931)

Poor Old Bill poster
Directed by
Monty Banks
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
52 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A working class man named Bill gets caught up in small mishaps and comic situations at home and work. His young son, played by a child actor, appears alongside him in these everyday adventures.

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What happens

Poor Old Bill is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Iris Ashley and Syd Courtenay. It marked the film debut of a very young Peter Lawford, playing the child of the main character, Bill (Leslie Fuller). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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