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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. Read more
| Starring | Alastair Sim, Harry Fowler, Douglas Barr, Joan Dowling |
|---|---|
| Director | Charles Crichton |
| Genres | Comedy |
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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.
| Starring | Alastair Sim, Harry Fowler, Douglas Barr, Joan Dowling |
|---|---|
| Director | Charles Crichton |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1947 To Rent: DVD: 02 Sep 2002 |
The first 'Ealing comedy' uses vivid London locations as background for a sturdy comic plot with a climax in which the criminals are rounded up by thousands of boys swarming over dockland.
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Good family entertainment
'Hue and Cry' tells how a group of teenage boys and a girl foil a criminal organisation in London's post-war underworld. The film shows clearly the ... read more »
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Weakly scripted and acted, and very dated
A poor film. This was aimed at the kid's market, and for kids at a 1947-level of sophistication at that. It is painfully slow-moving, has hammy acting and a... read more »
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Absolute Gem
The first of the Ealing Comedies and an excellent pairing of T.E.B Clarke and Charles Crichton.
War torn London looks extraordinary and the film is ... read more »
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Love it!
Always loved this film and it was great to see it again! Alastair Sim does a great role as the comic book writer who doesn't realise that his scripts are ... read more »