The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
- Directed by
- Basil Dearden, Will Hay
- Genre
- war film, propaganda film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 8.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A bumbling civil servant is mistaken for a British intelligence expert. He teams up with a journalist to stop Nazi spies from sabotaging the economy.
lightheartedcomedicplayfulwartimebriskquirkycheerfulescapist
What happens
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (the opening credits read Black Sheep of Whitehall) is a 1942 British black-and-white comedy war film, directed by Will Hay and Basil Dearden, starring Will Hay, John Mills, Basil Sydney and Thora Hird in her screen debut. It was produced by Michael Balcon and Ealing Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Sabotage at Sea (1942)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.