Hue and Cry

Hue and Cry (1947)

The Film that Begs to Differ

  • Genre: Comedy, Crime, Adventure
  • Release Date: 1947-02-01
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 44 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 22min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Ealing Studios
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Charles Crichton
star 6.3/10
From 44 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Alastair Sim

    as Felix H. Wilkinson

  • Jack Warner

    as Nightingale

  • Valerie White

    as Rhona

  • Jack Lambert

    as Ford

  • Harry Fowler

    as Joe Kirby

  • Douglas Barr

    as Alec

  • Stanley Escane

    as Roy

  • Ian Dawson

    as Norman

  • Gerald Fox

    as Dicky

  • David Simpson

    as Arthur

  • Albert Hughes

    as Wally

  • John Hudson

    as Stan

  • David Knox

    as Dusty

  • Jeffrey Sirett

    as Bill

  • James Crabbe

    as Terry

  • Joan Dowling

    as Clarry

  • Frederick Piper

    as Mr. Kirby

  • Vida Hope

    as Mrs. Kirby

  • Heather Delaine

    as Dorrie Kirby

  • Paul Demel

    as Jago

  • Alec Finter

    as Det.-Sgt. Fothergill

  • Bruce Belfrage

    as B.B.C. Announcer

  • Grace Arnold

    as Dicky’s Mother

  • Arthur Denton

    as Vicar

  • Robin Hughes

    as Selwyn Pike

  • Howard Douglas

    as Watchman

  • Harry Purvis

    as Larry the Bull

  • Joey Carr

    as Shorty

  • Peter Mullins

    as Boy (uncredited)

  • Andrew Sachs

    as Schoolboy (uncredited)

  • Fred Wood

    as Congregation Member (uncredited)
Writing T. E. B. Clarke Screenplay
Directing Charles Crichton Director
Production Michael Balcon Producer
Camera Douglas Slocombe Director of Photography
Sound Ernest Irving Conductor
Camera Jeff Seaholme Camera Operator
Sound Stephen Dalby Sound Recordist
Sound Georges Auric Music
Art Norman G. Arnold Art Direction
Production Hal Mason Production Supervisor
Production Slim Hand Unit Manager
Crew J. Arthur Rank Presenter
Sound Eric Williams Sound Supervisor
Art Joseph Bato Art Direction
Editing Charles Hasse Editor
Art Tony Rimmington Draughtsman
Camera Monty Berman Camera Operator
Production Henry Cornelius Associate Producer
Camera Maurice Selwyn Clapper Loader
Camera Leslie Rowson Camera Operator
Editing Seth Holt Assistant Editor
Sound Mary Habberfield Sound Editor

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