Hue and Cry

Feb 1, 1947

1h 22m

★ 6.5

The Film that Begs to Differ

Overview

A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer and printer. The first of the Ealing comedies.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Adventure

Production Companies

Ealing Studios

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Cast

Felix H. Wilkinson

Alastair Sim

Nightingale

Jack Warner

Rhona

Valerie White

Ford

Jack Lambert

Joe Kirby

Harry Fowler

Alec

Douglas Barr

Roy

Stanley Escane

Norman

Ian Dawson

Dicky

Gerald Fox

Arthur

David Simpson

Wally

Albert Hughes

Stan

John Hudson

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