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The Thirteenth Instant
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The Thirteenth Instant

1940-09-02 · 17 min · Not rated

Comedy · Fantasy

One fateful Friday 13th, a man rubs a gold ring and turns into a chimpanzee...so he has a look around Dublin and Chessington Zoos.

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Directors
Ronald Haines
Production companies
BFI, Kinograph Distributors
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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Lionel GamlinNarrator
Hans Brick

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