J Arthur Rank - The Rise And Fall Of His Film Empire (Hardback)

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Book Title: J. Arthur Rank-The Rise and Fall of HIS Film Empire (Hardback)

Item Length: 9in.

Item Height: 0.9in.

Item Width: 6in.

Author: Gareth Owen

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Film / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts)

Publisher: BearManor Media

Publication Year: 2022

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts

Item Weight: 23.7 Oz

Number of Pages: 376 Pages