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Two Crowded Hours (1931)

Two Crowded Hours poster
Directed by
Michael Powell
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
43 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in a series of misunderstandings and mishaps over a few crowded hours. He tries to sort things out while dealing with a woman and a pal who keep making things more complicated.

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What happens

Two Crowded Hours is a 1931 British comedy drama film directed by Michael Powell and starring John Longden, Jane Welsh, and Jerry Verno. It was written by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, and was made as a quota quickie. It is the first film where Powell is credited as the director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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