Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ...
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Arthur Askey as Arthur Pilbeam
Moore Marriott as Jerry
Graham Moffatt as Albert
Googie Withers as Bobbie
Vera Frances as Jane
Joyce Howard as Betty
John Salew as Steve Mason
George Merritt as Uncle
Eileen Bennett as Bit Player
Philip Friend as Damon Ravel
Aubrey Mallalieu as West
D.J. Williams as McIntyre
Herbert Mason Director
J.O.C. Orton Original Story
Val Guest Screenplay
Eric Reed Boom Operator
Charles Saunders Editorial Services
William McLeod Camera Operator
Hans May Original Music Composer
John Shirley Editorial Services
Louis Levy Musical
Marriott Edgar Screenplay
Edward Black Producer
R. E. Dearing Editor
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United Kingdom 15 April 1942
Sweden 10 February 1947
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