Hue and Cry (1947)
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.
Director:
Charles Crichton
Writer:
T. E. B. Clarke
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Alastair Sim as Felix H. Wilkinson |
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Jack Warner as Nightingale |
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Valerie White as Rhona |
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Jack Lambert as Ford |
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Harry Fowler as Joe Kirby |
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Douglas Barr as Alec |
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Stanley Escane as Roy |
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Ian Dawson as Norman |
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Gerald Fox as Dicky |
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David Simpson as Arthur |
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Albert Hughes as Wally |
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John Hudson as Stan |
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David Knox as Dusty |
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Jeffrey Sirett as Bill |
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James Crabbe as Terry |
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Joan Dowling as Clarry |
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Frederick Piper as Mr. Kirby |
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Vida Hope as Mrs. Kirby |
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Heather Delaine as Dorrie Kirby |
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Paul Demel as Jago |
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Alec Finter as Det.-Sgt. Fothergill |
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Bruce Belfrage as B.B.C. Announcer |
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Grace Arnold as Dicky’s Mother |
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Arthur Denton as Vicar |
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Robin Hughes as Selwyn Pike |
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Howard Douglas as Watchman |
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Harry Purvis as Larry the Bull |
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Joey Carr as Shorty |
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Peter Mullins as Boy (uncredited) |
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Andrew Sachs as Schoolboy (uncredited) |
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Fred Wood as Congregation Member (uncredited) |
| Directing | Charles Crichton | Director |
| Writing | T. E. B. Clarke | Screenplay |
| Camera | Douglas Slocombe | Director of Photography |
| Production | Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Sound | Georges Auric | Music |
| Sound | Ernest Irving | Conductor |
| Production | Henry Cornelius | Associate Producer |
| Art | Norman G. Arnold | Art Direction |
| Sound | Eric Williams | Sound Supervisor |
| Production | Hal Mason | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Jeff Seaholme | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Stephen Dalby | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Charles Hasse | Editor |
| Sound | Mary Habberfield | Sound Editor |
| Production | Slim Hand | Unit Manager |
| Art | Joseph Bato | Art Direction |
| Art | Tony Rimmington | Draughtsman |
| Camera | Monty Berman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Leslie Rowson | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Maurice Selwyn | Clapper Loader |
| Editing | Seth Holt | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | J. Arthur Rank | Presenter |
