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The Butler's Dilemma

The Butler's Dilemma

Genres

Comedy

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Rodney Playfair is persuaded, by a promise to meet his gambling debts, to impersonate a manservant named Chapman at his fiancée's house...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

4.5/10

Release Date

29 November 1943

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Richard Hearne

Richard Hearne

Rodney Playfair

Francis L. Sullivan

Francis L. Sullivan

Leo Carrington

Judy Kelly

Judy Kelly

Ann Carrington

Hermione Gingold

Hermione Gingold

Aunt Sophie

Henry Kendall

Henry Kendall

Carmichael

André Randall

André Randall

Vitello

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming

Sir Hubert Playfair

Ralph Truman

Ralph Truman

Bishop

Wally Patch

Wally Patch

Tom

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