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Would You Believe It?
Also known as Achtung — Tank! in Germany
(1929) England
B&W : Five reels / 5015 feet
Directed by Walter Forde

Cast: Walter Forde [Walter], Pauline Johnson [Pauline], Arthur Stratton [Cuthbert], Albert Brouett [the spy], Anita O’Day [the farmer’s wife], Anita Sharp-Bolster [the Presbyterian], Sidney Gilliat [a restaurant customer], Ian Wilson [a restaurant customer]

Nettlefold Films production; distributed by Butcher’s Film Service, Limited. / Produced by Archibald Nettlefold. Scenario by Walter Forde and Harry Fowler Mear. Art direction by W.G. Saunders. Assistant directors, Sidney Gilliat and Donald Russell. Cinematography by Geoffrey Faithfull. Film editor, [?] Adeline Culley and/or Culley Forde? Music by Paul Mulden. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA by Big 4 Film on 24 February 1930. / Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 23 January 2013.

References: Perry-British p. 320 : Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Manish Patwari.