Back-Room Boy
1942, English. Directed by Herbert Mason.
Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ...
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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- Released
- 15 April 1942
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Val Guest, Marriott Edgar, J.O.C. Orton
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Back-Room Boy runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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Who directed Back-Room Boy?
Back-Room Boy (1942) was directed by Herbert Mason and stars Arthur Askey, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt.