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Behind the Counter(1928)
Status: Released
Date: 1928-03-03
85%
2 Votes
Time: 0h 21m
Overview:
Eddie, a prim store salesman, gets locked in overnight and battles hoodlums.
Languages: No Language.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Hollywood Productions
Movie: Behind the Counter
Top 7 Billed Cast
Edward Everett Horton
Eddie Baxter
Wally Howe
Dorothy Dwan
Dorothy Brown
John Steppling
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Nigel Barrie
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Oscar Smith
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Eddie, a prim store salesman, gets locked in overnight and battles hoodlums.
Release Date
1928-03-03
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8.5
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