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The Brown Wallet

The Brown Wallet

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

68 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

20 July 1936

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Patric Knowles

Patric Knowles

John Gillespie

Nancy O'Neil

Nancy O'Neil

Eleanor

Henry Caine

Henry Caine

Simmonds

Henrietta Watson

Henrietta Watson

Aunt Mary

Charlotte Leigh

Charlotte Leigh

Miss Barton

Shayle Gardner

Shayle Gardner

Wotherspoone

Edward Dalby

Edward Dalby

Minting

Eliot Makeham

Eliot Makeham

Hobday

Bruce Winston

Bruce Winston

Julian Thorpe

Louis Goodrich

Louis Goodrich

Coroner

Dick Francis

Dick Francis

Detective

Charles Hawtrey

Charles Hawtrey

Bit Part (uncredited)

Jane Millican

Jane Millican

Miss Bloxham

George Mills

George Mills

Detective

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