Comedy ·Crime · United Kingdom · 1940 · 1h 13m

Jailbirds

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Director
Oswald Mitchell
Cast
Albert Burdon as Bill Smith Shaun Glenville as Colonel Pepper Charles Hawtrey as Nick Charles Farrell as Spike Nelson Lorraine Clewes as Mary Smith Sylvia Coleridge as Mrs. Smith
Crew
Geoffrey Faithfull — Director of Photography Cecil H. Williamson — Editor Con West — Screenplay Fred Karno — Writer F.W. Baker — Producer
Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Oswald Mitchell Director Geoffrey Faithfull Director of Photography Cecil H. Williamson Editor Con West Screenplay Fred Karno Writer F.W. Baker Producer
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