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The Harassed Hero

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Wealthy hypochondriac bachelor Murray Selwyn has been ordered by his doctors to avoid stress, but unfortunately finds himself face to face with a gang of counterfeiters. Murray has unwittingly come into possession of the printing plates the gang is after. His stress levels escalate further when
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wrote, "silly comedy routines abound in this patented British farce."
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This article related to a British comedy film of the 1950s is a
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considers Middleton "brought a touch of class" to the film.
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Guy Middleton
Maurice Elvey
Brock Williams
Ernest Dudley
Guy Middleton
Elwyn Brook-Jones
Hone Glendinning
Frank Chacksfield
Associated British-Pathé
comedy film
Maurice Elvey
Guy Middleton
Elwyn Brook-Jones
Ernest Dudley
second feature
Walton Studios
on location
London
art director
John Stoll
Guy Middleton
Elwyn Brook-Jones
Mary Mackenzie
Harold Goodwin
Joss Ambler
Clive Morton
Hugh Moxey
Gabrielle Brune
Simone Lovell

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