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The Hidden Master

The Hidden Master

1940•11m
DocumentaryHistory

Shows how important luck can be in a person's life.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Self - Narrator (voice)

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Robert Clive of India

Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger

Mrs. Jones (uncredited)

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Harry Jones (uncredited)

Richard Nichols

Harry Jones' Son (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Dr. William Roentgen (uncredited)

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