Hue and Cry (1947)
The Film that Begs to Differ
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.
- Date of release
- 1947-02-01
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (50)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Adventure
- Director
- Charles Crichton
Casting
- Alastair Sim — Felix H. Wilkinson
- Jack Warner — Nightingale
- Valerie White — Rhona
- Jack Lambert — Ford
- Harry Fowler — Joe Kirby
- Douglas Barr — Alec
- Stanley Escane — Roy
- Ian Dawson — Norman
- Gerald Fox — Dicky
- David Simpson — Arthur
- Albert Hughes — Wally
- John Hudson — Stan
Interesting facts
- Budget: £104.2K
Hue and Cry is a 1947 British film directed by Charles Crichton and starring Alastair Sim, Harry Fowler and Joan Dowling. It was written by T. E. B. Clarke.
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