Hue and Cry (1947)
- Directed by
- Charles Crichton
- Genre
- comedy film, adventure film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 50 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 group of working class children discover a criminal gang is using a comic book to send coded messages. The kids form a secret club and chase the gang through the bomb-damaged streets of post-war London.
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What happens
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. Shot almost entirely on location, it is now a notable historic document due to its vivid portrait of a London still showing the damage of the Second World War. The city forms the backdrop of a crime-gangster plot which revolves around a working class children's street culture and children's secret clubs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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