MOVIE • 1947

Hue and Cry

The Film that Begs to Differ

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.

TMDB ★ 3.3/5Votes: 50

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Top Cast

Alastair Sim

Felix H. Wilkinson

Jack Warner

Nightingale

Valerie White

Rhona

Jack Lambert

Ford

Harry Fowler

Joe Kirby

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Douglas Barr

Alec

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Stanley Escane

Roy

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Ian Dawson

Norman

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Gerald Fox

Dicky

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David Simpson

Arthur

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Albert Hughes

Wally

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John Hudson

Stan

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David Knox

Dusty

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Jeffrey Sirett

Bill

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

February 1, 1947

Runtime

82 min

Language

English

Origin

United Kingdom

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