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Hue and Cry (1947)

82 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Crime  -   February 1947 (UK)
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A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Crichton

Writer:

T.E.B. Clarke (original screenplay)

Stars:

Alastair Sim, Frederick Piper and Harry Fowler
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alastair Sim Alastair Sim ...
Felix H. Wilkinson
Harry Fowler Harry Fowler ...
Joe Kirby
Douglas Barr Douglas Barr ...
Alec
Joan Dowling Joan Dowling ...
Clarry
Jack Warner Jack Warner ...
Nightingale
Valerie White Valerie White ...
Rhona
Jack Lambert Jack Lambert ...
Ford
Ian Dawson Ian Dawson ...
Norman
Gerald Fox Gerald Fox ...
Dicky
David Simpson David Simpson ...
Arthur
Albert Hughes Albert Hughes ...
Wally
John Hudson John Hudson ...
Stan
David Knox David Knox ...
Dusty
Jeffrey Sirett Jeffrey Sirett ...
Bill
James Crabbe James Crabbe ...
Terry (as James Crabb)
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Storyline

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. Written by Michael Crew <m.crew@bbcnc.org.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Ealing | Secret Code | Smuggling | Secret Master Villain | Misleading Star Billing  | See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Hue & Cry See more »

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ealing Studios See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Harry Fowler later married fellow actress Joan Dowling, but sadly she committed suicide in 1954, aged just 26. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Joe Kirby first looks at the milk bar shop front (near the beginning, just after asking the man with the open top car if he is Selwyn Pike), the light fitting casts a very long shadow. But in the next shot of the shop, it is lit from a different direction, and the shadow has completely changed in length and position. See more »

Quotes

Felix H. Wilkinson: Oh, how I loathe adventurous-minded boys.
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Connections

Featured in Forever Ealing (2002) See more »

Soundtracks

"Oh For the Wings of A Dove"
(uncredited)
Music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Arranged by Ernest Irving See more »