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Lord Babs is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Walter Forde with Bobby Howes
Lord Babs (1932)
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Add to a movie listLord Babs is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Bobby Howes, Jean Colin and Pat Paterson. It was based on a play by Keble Howard. It was once believed to be a lost film but was rediscovered.
Actors
Bobby Howes
(Lord Basil 'Babs' Drayford)
Patricia Paterson
(Helen Parker)
Alfred Drayton
(Ambrose Parker)
Arthur Chesney
(Mr. Turpin)
Clare Greet
(Mrs. Parker)
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