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The Brown Wallet
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The Brown Wallet

1936-07-20 · 68 min · ★ 9.0

Crime · Thriller

Publisher John Gillespie faces a financial crisis after his business partner skips town with all the firm's assets. Facing ruin, he reluctantly approaches a wealthy aunt for assistance but is met with a stony-faced refusal.

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Directors
Michael Powell
Production companies
Warner Bros. First National
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Patric KnowlesPatric KnowlesJohn Gillespie
Nancy O'NeilEleanor
Henry CaineHenry CaineSimmonds
Henrietta WatsonHenrietta WatsonAunt Mary
Charlotte LeighMiss Barton
Shayle GardnerShayle GardnerWotherspoone
Edward DalbyMinting
Eliot MakehamEliot MakehamHobday
Bruce WinstonBruce WinstonJulian Thorpe
Louis GoodrichCoroner
Dick FrancisDetective
Charles HawtreyCharles HawtreyBit Part (uncredited)
Jane MillicanJane MillicanMiss Bloxham
George MillsDetective

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