Hue and Cry

1946

1h 25m

Comedy

Crime

Drama

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100+ Ratings

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Cockney boys catch crooks by cracking their code in a serial story.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Sure to be enjoyed by those who grew up reading the likes of The Hardy Boys, Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators, and (over yonder in Europe) The Famous Five.

Rated: 3/4

May 12, 2020

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

a classic that stands alone, a London landmark with laughs that takes us back to a more rough and tumble time, and does it with a style that would be admired and copied for generations to come

Rated: 3.5/4

May 7, 2020

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

...the movie never goes too long without giving you something shiny to look at.

May 1, 2020

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MFB Critics

Monthly Film Bulletin

This is quite definitely a film out of the ordinary. The story is well constructed, the continuity good and the interest sustained.

Feb 2, 2018

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Paul G

I only watched this for Alistair Sim's but unfortunately he has a minor role in the film. In summary though, for a comedy it is not that funny. What is interesting is the London background which remains very much a bomb site from WW2. Also, some of the fights look far rougher than we would expect to see these days.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/24

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Audience Member

A must-see just because the newspaper comic with the instructions to the criminals is named Trump. Many wonderful screenshots can be captured as you laugh and shake your head at this time capsule which is otherwise a little dry and boring.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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No, I didn't watch this film just because the first word is the same as my wife's name. But that didn't hurt. It's kinda like a posh, pommy, B&W war-era, Enid Blyton-ish version of The Goonies. Basically a bunch of aimless boys (with the odd girl) craving adventure in post-war London, foil a gangster ring with kid tenacity. It's all a bit silly and shouty. But Alastair Sim is a riot in his brief role. And the best thing about the film is the location settings - some fascinating scenery of bombed-out mid-40s London. It's at least 50 years older than when I walked those streets, but it still makes me nostalgic as hell.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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A wonderfully imaginative film with Noir Overtones about street kids in bombed-out London--'Calling all boys.'!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

What a charming little romp

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Enjoyable Ealing comedy set in bomb damaged post WWII London. A kids adventure film really of derring do as a group of children foil the dastardly plot of a criminal gang lead by Jack Warner. Alastair Sim is great in a small role as a comic writer who helps the kids. Harry Fowler who plays the lead kid is excellent and steals much of the film, especially in his climactic brawl with Jack Warner.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Charles Crichton

Director

Alastair Sim

Felix H. Wilkinson

Jack Warner

Nightingale

Harry Fowler

Joe Kirby

Valerie White

Rhona

Douglas Barr

Alec

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Synopsis

Cockney boys catch crooks by cracking their code in a serial story.

Director: Charles Crichton
Screenwriter: T.E.B. Clarke
Production Co: Ealing Studios
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 7, 2020
Runtime: 1h 25m

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