A Really Important Person

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

Cast: Dean Stockwell, Connie Gilchrist, Clancy Cooper, Chick York, John Nesbitt

Director: Basil Wrangell

Genres: Drama

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