A comedy full of continuity, editing, script and direction errors, produced for a meeting of the London Amateur Cinematographers' Association and the basis of a competition for the club members. A married woman, her husband, a pianist and a burglar have a "money-go-round" as they steal, hide and return the husband's cash.
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M. H. Biggs as The burglar
Ben Carleton as The lover
Fancy Larkins as The wife
R. L. Philip as The husband
Ivy A. Low Art Direction
Sadie Andrews Director
Sadie Andrews Scenario Writer
T. Low Cinematography
United Kingdom 27 March 1929
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