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Jailbirds

Jailbirds

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ComedyCrime

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Two convicts escape prison and get a job in a bakery. Their attempts to go straight are endangered by a third escaped convict.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

73 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

20 April 1940

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Albert Burdon

Albert Burdon

Bill Smith

Shaun Glenville

Shaun Glenville

Colonel Pepper

Charles Hawtrey

Charles Hawtrey

Nick

Charles Farrell

Charles Farrell

Spike Nelson

Lorraine Clewes

Lorraine Clewes

Mary Smith

Sylvia Coleridge

Sylvia Coleridge

Mrs. Smith

Harry Terry

Harry Terry

Narky

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Bob

Nat Mills

Nat Mills

Mr. Popodopoulos

Bobbie Macauley

Bobbie Macauley

Mrs. Popodopoulos

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