Hue and Cry

1947 · directed by Charles Crichton

Rating
66/100
Hit
no

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.

Hue and Cry (1947), directed by Charles Crichton, rates 66/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Alastair Sim
  • Jack Warner
  • Valerie White
  • Jack Lambert
  • Harry Fowler
  • Douglas Barr
  • Stanley Escane
  • Ian Dawson
  • Gerald Fox
  • David Simpson

Crew

  • Douglas Slocombe — Director of Photography
  • Charles Hasse — Editor
  • T. E. B. Clarke — Screenplay

More from Charles Crichton

  1. Dead of Night (1945) — 82/100 · hit
  2. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) — 82/100 · hit
  3. A Fish Called Wanda (1988) — 79/100
  4. The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) — 70/100

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