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Also known as Hue & Cry

1947 film by Charles Crichton

Film · TMDB

6.5

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.

Released: 1947-02-0182 minDir: Charles CrichtonComedy, Crime, Adventure

Cast

  • Alastair Sim as Felix H. Wilkinson
  • Jack Warner as Nightingale
  • Valerie White as Rhona
  • Jack Lambert as Ford
  • Harry Fowler as Joe Kirby
  • Douglas Barr as Alec

Themes

  • gang leader
  • gang
  • black and white
  • boys
  • bombed building
  • lighthearted
  • city in ruins
  • optimistic

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

1,840 votes

Year
1947
Runtime
82 min
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Crime

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
T. E. B. Clarke
Cast member
Joan Dowling
Production company
Ealing Studios
Cinematographer
Douglas Slocombe
Narrative location
London
Duration
85
FilmAffinity ID
208013
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1951-01-08
title
Hue and Cry
distributed by
Netflix
aspect ratio (W:H)
Academy ratio
capital cost
104222
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