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The Secret Tunnel (1948)

The Secret Tunnel poster
Directed by
William C. Hammond
Genre
family
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
49 min
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of children discover a hidden tunnel and get caught up in a series of adventures. Based on a novel from the 1940s, this British film follows their efforts to protect a secret.

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What happens

The Secret Tunnel is a 1947 British children's comedy-drama film directed by William C. Hammond and starring Anthony Wager, Ivor Bowyer and Thelma Rea. The screenplay was by Hammond based on the novel by Mary Cathcart Borer. It was produced by Frank A. Hoare for Cinema Clubs for Boys and Girls, a predecessor of the Children's Film Foundation, and made by Merton Park/G.B. Children's Entertainment FIlms. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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