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Swinging the Lead (1934)
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Add to a movie listSwinging the Lead is a 1934 British comedy film directed by David MacKane and starring William Hartnell, Moira Lynd and Gibb McLaughlin. Some criminals sell a drug that changes people's personalities.
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