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The Academy Decides (1937)

The Academy Decides poster
Directed by
John Baxter
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A group of people at a British academy deal with personal and professional conflicts. The story follows their interactions and decisions over a short period.

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What happens

The Academy Decides is a 1937 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring April Vivian, Henry Oscar, John Oxford and Wensley Russell. It was written by Stuart Jackson, and made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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