Hue and Cry

Name: Hue and Cry
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Released: 1947-02-01
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Cast: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Valerie White, Jack Lambert

1947 · 1h 22m · Adventure, Comedy, Crime · United Kingdom · Rated U (GB)

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.

Directed by

Charles Crichton

Written by

T. E. B. Clarke

Starring

Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Valerie White, Jack Lambert

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