Cheer Boys Cheer

Cheer Boys Cheer

1939 · 84 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy

Shades of "Romeo and Juliet" with rival British Brewery owners who hate each other and their children who fall in love.

Directed by Walter Forde · Written by Allan MacKinnon

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