On Velvet (1938)
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Directors
Widgey R. Newman
Cast
Wally Patch
The story
After a betting dispute involving a racehorce named "On Velvet", Sam Cohen and Harry Higgs join forces to run a television station, bringing variety artistes to the screen.
Genres
musical film
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