Movie: The World Owes Me a Living

Top 8 Billed Cast

David Farrar
David Farrar

Paul Collyer

Judy Campbell
Judy Campbell

Moira Barrett

Jack Livesey
Jack Livesey

Jack Graves

Eric Barker
Eric Barker

Chuck Rockley

Sonia Dresdel
Sonia Dresdel

Eve Heathley

Anthony Hawtrey
Anthony Hawtrey

Jerry

Amy Veness
Amy Veness

Mrs. Waterman

Wylie Watson
Wylie Watson

Band Conductor

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    When a British pilot is hospitalized after a plane crash, the woman he loves sits by his bedside and remembers, in flashbacks, key episodes from their life together.

  • Release Date

    1945-01-01

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  • Rating:

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    English
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