Hue and Cry (film)

Hue and Cry is a 1947 British film directed by Charles Crichton and starring Alastair Sim, Harry Fowler and Joan Dowling.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.But their leader, Joe Kirby (Harry Fowler), discovers the plotlines of the popular publication are being copied by a crew of local thieves to plan and execute their jobs.Joe and the gang arrange with the author, Wilkinson, to create a new adventure story, designed to send all the criminals to the drop.Nightingale suddenly appears and threatens Joe, but confusion results when other crooks and toughs arrive on the scene.
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