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Mr. Chedworth Steps Out is a film of genre Drama directed by Ken G. Hall with Cecil Kellaway
Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1939)
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Add to a movie listMr. Chedworth Steps Out is a 1939 Australian comedy film directed by Ken G. Hall starring Cecil Kellaway. Kellaway returned to Australia from Hollywood to make the movie, which features an early screen appearance by Peter Finch.
It was the fifteenth feature film from Hall and Cinesound Productions.
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A mild-mannered clerk, George Chedworth, is married to the snobbish, nagging Julie, and has four children: gambling addict Arthur, beautiful Gwen, teenage singer Susie and young Fred. Chedworth lends money to Arthur to cover his gambling debts to a bookmaker, and is persuaded by the bookmaker on a long-shot wager. Chedworth is then fired from his job after 24 years of service. He is given a compensatory employment as a night watchman, and stumbles upon some money hidden by gangsters and an old printing press.Actors
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