Hue and Cry
February 1, 1947
82 minutes
6.4
ComedyCrimeAdventure

Hue and Cry

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.

Trailer
Cast
Alastair Sim
(Felix H. Wilkinson)
Jack Warner
(Nightingale)
Valerie White
(Rhona)
Jack Lambert
(Ford)
Harry Fowler
(Joe Kirby)
Douglas Barr
(Alec)
Stanley Escane
(Roy)
Ian Dawson
(Norman)
Gerald Fox
(Dicky)
David Simpson
(Arthur)
Albert Hughes
(Wally)
John Hudson
(Stan)
David Knox
(Dusty)
Jeffrey Sirett
(Bill)
James Crabbe
(Terry)
Joan Dowling
(Clarry)
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
(Dicky’s Mother)
Arthur Denton
(Vicar)
Robin Hughes
(Selwyn Pike)
Howard Douglas
(Watchman)
Harry Purvis
(Larry the Bull)
Joey Carr
(Shorty)
Peter Mullins
(Boy (uncredited))
Andrew Sachs
(Schoolboy (uncredited))
Fred Wood
(Congregation Member (uncredited))