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
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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