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Black Sheep of Whitehall

  • 1942
  • 1h 20m
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6.7/10
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Will Hay in Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
Comedy

Professor Davis, who teaches at a correspondence school, discovers that a Nazi Agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America. The agent is posing a... Read allProfessor Davis, who teaches at a correspondence school, discovers that a Nazi Agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America. The agent is posing as an economics expert seconded to the trade delegation. The professor must find the real e... Read allProfessor Davis, who teaches at a correspondence school, discovers that a Nazi Agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America. The agent is posing as an economics expert seconded to the trade delegation. The professor must find the real economist and expose the agent.

  • Directors
    • Basil Dearden
    • Will Hay
  • Writers
    • Angus MacPhail
    • John Dighton
  • Stars
    • Will Hay
    • John Mills
    • Basil Sydney
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    360
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Basil Dearden
      • Will Hay
    • Writers
      • Angus MacPhail
      • John Dighton
    • Stars
      • Will Hay
      • John Mills
      • Basil Sydney
    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Will Hay in Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)

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    Will Hay
    Will Hay
    • Professor Davis
    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Bobby Jessop
    Basil Sydney
    Basil Sydney
    • Arthur Costello
    Henry Hewitt
    • Prof. Davys
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • J.B. Crabtree
    Owen Reynolds
    • Harman
    Frank Cellier
    Frank Cellier
    • Dr. Innsbach
    Joss Ambler
    Joss Ambler
    • Sir John
    Frank Allenby
    Frank Allenby
    • Onslowe
    Thora Hird
    Thora Hird
    • Joyce
    Margaret Halstan
    Margaret Halstan
    • Matron
    Barbara Valerie
    • Sister Spooner
    Leslie Mitchell
    • B.B.C. Interviewer
    George Woodbridge
    George Woodbridge
    • Male Nurse
    George Merritt
    George Merritt
    • Station Master
    Aubrey Mallalieu
    Aubrey Mallalieu
    • Ticket Collector
    Diana Beaumont
    Diana Beaumont
    • Sister at Nursing Home
    • (uncredited)
    John Boxer
    • Hotel Receptionist
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Basil Dearden
      • Will Hay
    • Writers
      • Angus MacPhail
      • John Dighton
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    • Trivia
      Debut of actress Thora Hird.
    • Goofs
      Will enters the nursing home disguised as a nursing sister and has share a room with a nurse who starts to undress ready for bed. she puts a nightdress on over a slip., puts her hand through the neck to slip the shoulder straps off, gives a wriggle to shed the slip but as it drops it's obvious that pt's just been dropped from her front rather tan if it had been worn.
    • Quotes

      Davis: [Asked to explain international commerce in a radio interview] Ah - well, the chief export from Portugal is - er - port, and the chief export of Brazil is - nuts. Well, now, the economic situation between port and nuts - that is to say between Portugal and Brazil, is that the Brazilians want to drink port with their nuts and the Portuguese want to eat nuts with their port; so the more the export of port from Portuguese ports which the Brazilian ports import - the greater the export of nuts which the Brazilian ports export and Portugal's ports import. Well, then - in other words - the people of Brazil are bound to grow more and more nuts.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: In England there are many famous seats of learning .... OXFORD CAMBRIDGE ETON HARROW AND

      HARROW Correspondence COLLEGE
    • Connections
      Featured in Tuesday's Documentary: The Ealing Comedies or Kind Hearts and Overdrafts (1970)

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    6/10
    Amusing but not his best
    Will hay was like many great comedians,he hated being part of a team.Two other examples being WC Fields in his later years and Tony Hancock.Despite doing his best work at Gainsborough he decided to break with them and join Ealing.As a result none of the 5 films that he starred and co-directed at Ealing are up to the standard of the films that he made with Graham Moffat and Moore Marriott.In this film his straight man is of all people John Mills.Whilst there are some funny moments this film is not consistently funny.Also it has to be said that Hay is starting to look quite old,he only made 2 more features after this before a series of strokes brought an untimely end to his career.
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    • Oct 4, 2005

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1947 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Op het nippertje
    • Filming locations
      • Baynards Railway Station, Baynards Park, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK(Level crossing)
    • Production company
      • Ealing Studios
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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