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Hue and Cry is a 1947 British film directed by Charles Crichton and starring Alastair Sim, Harry Fowler and Joan Dowling. It is generally considered to be the first of the Ealing comedies, although it is better characterised as a thriller for children.
Hue and Cry: Directed by Charles Crichton. With Harry Fowler, Frederick Piper, Vida Hope, Heather Delaine. 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.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Crime
- Charles Crichton
- 1947-10-10
May 20, 2021 · A teenage boy notices something happening on the street that curiously is described in the newest edition of his favorite comic book. Being an imaginative, eager wannabe young detective, he leads his friends (a bunch of working class boys & one girl) in crime fighting.
- 79 min
Hue and Cry (1947) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A gang of schoolboys happens upon a group of conspirators using a children's comic strip to plot their crimes. When the police refuse to take them seriously, the children decide to take their own action. Show full synopsis. Though by no means the first comedy to emerge from Ealing studios, Hue and Cry (d.
Hue and Cry is rightly acknowledged as something of a milestone in British cinema – being considered the first of the Ealing Comedies – a pulsating and exuberant piece of filmmaking and one of the most authentic early film portrayals of youthful adventure and comic book fantasy.
In postwar London, a group of boys set out to foil a criminal plot when they discover their favorite comic book is being used to send coded messages. Watch trailers & learn more.
