Debt of Honour

Debt of Honour

★ 9.0IMDb Score
Released:1936-11-02
Genre:Drama
Duration:83 min
Director:Norman Walker
Actors:Leslie Banks, Will Fyffe, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Niall MacGinnis, Reginald Purdell
Production:British National Films

Overview:

A Colonel's daughter steals from the regimental mess funds to pay off her gambling debts. One of the officers, who is love with her, takes the blame, and is sent to Africa.

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