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The Film that Begs to Differ - Hue and Cry
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Title: Hue and Cry

Release Date: 1 Feb 1947

Runtime: 1h 22m

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Adventure

Director: Ealing Studios

Production Companies: Ealing Studios

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (43 votes)

Cast

  • Felix H. Wilkinson: Alastair Sim
  • Nightingale: Jack Warner
  • Rhona: Valerie White
  • Ford: Jack Lambert
  • Joe Kirby: Harry Fowler
  • Alec: Douglas Barr
  • Roy: Stanley Escane
  • Norman: Ian Dawson
  • Dicky: Gerald Fox
  • Arthur: David Simpson
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