Hue and Cry (1946)
- 6.8
- 85 mins
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
Storyline
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.—Michael Crew
Plot Keywords
secretary, dictaphone, apartment building, printing press, sewer, flashlight, tied to a chair, slingshot, truck, department store, disbelieving adult, comic book, secret code, street gang, working class, child protagonist, teenage boy, amateur detective, fur coat, writer
Short Review
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.
Trailer
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