A Really Important Person

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A Really Important Person

"John Nesbitt's Passing Parade"

1947

0h 11m

7.0(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

A policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person.

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5 members

Acting

Dean Stockwell

Billy Reilly

Acting

Connie Gilchrist

Mrs. Reilly

Acting

Clancy Cooper

Police Officer Timothy Reilly

Acting

Chick York

Librarian

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John Nesbitt

Narrator

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