''What the Butler Saw'' is a 1950 British

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directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Edward Rigby,

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and Mercy Haystead. It was made by

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.Heffernan p.45

Cast

* Edward Rigby - The Earl *

- Bembridge * Mercy Haystead - Lapis * Michael Ward - Gerald * Eleanor Hallam - Lady Mary *

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- Bill Fenton *

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-Elaine * Harold Charlton - Perks * Alfred Harris - Bishop * George Bishop - The General * Norman Pitt - Policeman

References

Bibliography

* Heffernan, Kevin. ''Ghouls, gimmicks, and gold: horror films and the American movie business, 1953-1968''. Duke University Press, 2004.

External links

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