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East Lynne on the Western Front is a film of genre Comedy directed by George Pearson with Herbert Mundin
East Lynne on the Western Front (1931)
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Add to a movie listEast Lynne on the Western Front is a 1931 British comedy film directed by George Pearson and starring Herbert Mundin, Mark Daly and Alf Goddard.
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During the First World War a group of British soldiers serving on the Western Front stage a comic performance of the play East Lynne to entertain their comrades.Actors
Herbert Mundin
(Bob Cox / Lady Isobel)
Mark Daly
(Maurice / Levison)
Alf Goddard
(Ben / Cornelia)
Wilfrid Lawson
(Dick Webb / Carlyle)
Roger Livesey
(Sandy)
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