Hue and Cry

1947 · 82 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,892 VOTES · DIR. Charles Crichton

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Overview

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.

ComedyCrimeAdventure1940s

Dialogue Timeline — 920 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:53 Oh, for the wings.
00:04:38 It must have blowed away.
00:08:23 Wherever I knew such lies!
00:10:43 Detective Inspector Ford.
00:14:19 - That's mine. - I eat the crusts. I'm slimming.
00:17:19 I Two dead corpses rotting in a box
00:19:26 I wonder if he's in the telephone book.
00:23:34 Come along now, fellows, help yourselves.
00:25:31 By the Lord Harry!
00:27:49 Look, don't be rash, boys.
00:30:03 I believe you.
00:32:57 There's Tattoo Jack and his gang
00:37:28 I've got him!
00:40:51 Might have doubled back inside, sir.
00:44:52 - You going, Roy? Where you going? - Any place'd be healthier than here.
00:47:07 - Where does this bird live, Norman? - Hampstead way somewhere.
00:51:30 I expect you've seen me in church.
00:54:10 I'm going to ring up Inspector Ford. Stop where you are and I'll call you back.
00:57:35 They'll find him in the river.
00:59:59 For their orders.
01:02:25 so we're having a special story in the "Trump"
01:07:18 So, you and I are all alone, eh?
01:09:45 I'll keep watch.
09:04:04 two minutes from her place.

Cast & Characters

Alastair Sim Felix H. Wilkinson Frederick Piper Mr. Kirby Harry Fowler Joe Kirby Vida Hope Mrs. Kirby Heather Delaine Dorrie Kirby Douglas Barr Alec Stanley Escane Roy Ian Dawson Norman Gerald Fox Dicky David Simpson Arthur

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed920
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:01:53
Final line09:04:04

Production Record

DirectorCharles Crichton
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,892