Movie Description
Hue and Cry
(1947)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Charles Crichton
- Producer : Michael Balcon
- Editor : Charles Hasse
- Cast : Alastair Sim,Jack Warner,Valerie White,Jack Lambert,Harry Fowler,Douglas Barr,Stanley Escane,Ian Dawson,Gerald Fox,David Simpson,Albert Hughes,John Hudson,David Knox,Jeffrey Sirett,James Crabbe,Joan Dowling,Frederick Piper,Vida Hope,Heather Delaine,Paul Demel,Alec Finter,Bruce Belfrage,Grace Arnold,Arthur Denton,Robin Hughes,Howard Douglas,Harry Purvis,Joey Carr,Peter Mullins,Andrew Sachs,Fred Wood
Cast
Felix H. Wilkinson
Nightingale
Rhona
Ford
Joe Kirby
Alec
Roy
Norman
Dicky
Arthur
Wally
Stan
Dusty
Bill
Terry
Clarry
Mr. Kirby
Mrs. Kirby
Dorrie Kirby
Jago
Det.-Sgt. Fothergill
B.B.C. Announcer
Dicky’s Mother
Vicar
Selwyn Pike
Watchman
Larry the Bull
Shorty
Boy (uncredited)
Schoolboy (uncredited)
Congregation Member (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleHue and Cry
Status Released
Release Information
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1947-02-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 22m
Production CompaniesEaling Studios
Genres
- Comedy
- Crime
- Adventure