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It's Hard to Be Good (1948)

It's Hard to Be Good poster
Original title
It's Hard to be Good
Directed by
Jeffrey Dell
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ex-army officer tries to help people and make the world better. His good deeds keep backfiring on him.

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What happens

It's Hard to Be Good is a 1948 British comedy film directed and written by Jeffrey Dell and starring Jimmy Hanley, Anne Crawford and Raymond Huntley. It was shot at Denham Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky. In the film, an ex-army officer finds his altruistic attempts to improve the world are unsuccessful. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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