The Hidden Master

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The Hidden Master

1940

0h 11m

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Shows how important luck can be in a person's life.

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6 members

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John Nesbitt

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Peter Cushing

Robert Clive of India

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Dorothy Granger

Mrs. Jones (uncredited)

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Louis Jean Heydt

Harry Jones (uncredited)

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Richard Nichols

Harry Jones' Son (uncredited)

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Emmett Vogan

Dr. William Roentgen (uncredited)

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