The Lad

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The Lad

1935

1h 12m

6.0(3 votes)

Comedy

Overview

An ex-con searching for a hidden jewel is assumed by a group of people to be investigating them.

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6 members

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Gordon Harker

Bill Shane (The Lad)

Acting

Betty Stockfeld

Lady Fandon

Acting

Jane Carr

Pauline Grant

Acting

Gerald Barry

Lord Fandon

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Sebastian Shaw

Jimmy

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Geraldine Fitzgerald

Joan Fandon

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