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Back-Room Boy

1942/78 min 54 sec/246 shots

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In this 1942 comedy, Arthur Pilbeam seeks solitude at a remote Scottish lighthouse after being jilted, but unexpected arrivals swell the island’s population to 13—before the inhabitants begin disappearing one by one.

Provenance and rights

Original producer: Edward Black
Collection: Feature Films (Internet Archive collection)
Original title: Back-Room Boy
Date: 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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