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Hue and Cry

The Film that Begs to Differ
Feb 1, 1947 · 1h 22m
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Comedy
Crime
Adventure

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Alastair Sim
Felix H. Wilkinson
Jack Warner
Nightingale
Valerie White
Rhona
Jack Lambert
Ford
Harry Fowler
Joe Kirby
Douglas Barr
Alec
Stanley Escane
Roy
Ian Dawson
Norman
Directed by Charles Crichton

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Ealing Studios
Country
US, GB

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