Hue and Cry

1947, adventure, comedy, crime

82 minutes

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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Cast

Alastair Sim

Alastair Sim

Felix H. Wilkinson

Jack Warner

Jack Warner

Nightingale

Harry Fowler

Harry Fowler

Joe Kirby

Ian Dawson

Norman

Gerald Fox

Dicky

David Simpson

Arthur

David Knox

Dusty

James Crabbe

Terry

Joan Dowling

Joan Dowling

Clarry

Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper

Mr. Kirby

Vida Hope

Mrs. Kirby

Heather Delaine

Dorrie Kirby

Paul Demel

Jago

Alec Finter

Det.-Sgt. Fothergill

Bruce Belfrage

B.B.C. Announcer

Grace Arnold

Grace Arnold

Dicky’s Mother

Robin Hughes

Selwyn Pike

Howard Douglas

Howard Douglas

Watchman

Harry Purvis

Larry the Bull

Joey Carr

Shorty

Peter Mullins

Boy (uncredited)

Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Fred Wood

Congregation Member (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Joseph Bato

Art direction

Norman G. Arnold

Art direction

Camera

Monty Berman

Monty Berman

Camera operator

Jeff Seaholme

Camera operator

Leslie Rowson

Camera operator

Crew

Directing

Charles Crichton

Charles Crichton

Director

Editing

Charles Hasse

Editor

Production

Henry Cornelius

Associate producer

Michael Balcon

Michael Balcon

Producer

Sound

Stephen Dalby

Sound recordist

Writing

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