Hue and Cry (1947)
The Film that Begs to Differ
82 min
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.
- Release date
- February 25, 1947
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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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
- Gerald Fox as Dicky
- James Crabbe as Terry
- Joan Dowling as Clarry
- Frederick Piper as Mr. Kirby
- Vida Hope as Mrs. Kirby
- Paul Demel as Jago
- Alec Finter as Det.-Sgt. Fothergill
- Bruce Belfrage as B.B.C. Announcer
- Grace Arnold as Dicky’s Mother
- Arthur Denton as Vicar
- Robin Hughes as Selwyn Pike
- Howard Douglas as Watchman
- Peter Mullins as Boy (uncredited)
- Andrew Sachs as Schoolboy (uncredited)
- Heather Delaine as Dorrie Kirby
- Stanley Escane as Roy
- Ian Dawson as Norman
- David Simpson as Arthur
Crew
- Charles Crichton · Director
- T.E.B. Clarke · Writer
- Michael Balcon · Producer
- Georges Auric · Composer
- Douglas Slocombe · Cinematographer
- Charles Hasse · Editor