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Hue and Cry poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.4 / 100
1947·Adventure / Comedy / Crime·1h 22m

HUE AND CRY

“The Film that Begs to Differ”

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.

Above the Line
Charles Crichton·DirectorT. E. B. Clarke·ScreenplayDouglas Slocombe·Director of PhotographyGeorges Auric·MusicCharles Hasse·Editor
Cast
Alastair Sim·Felix H. WilkinsonJack Warner·NightingaleValerie White·RhonaJack Lambert·FordHarry Fowler·Joe KirbyDouglas Barr·AlecStanley Escane·RoyIan Dawson·NormanGerald Fox·DickyDavid Simpson·Arthur
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 1
Charles Crichton·Director
Writing· 1
T. E. B. Clarke·Screenplay
Camera· 5
Douglas Slocombe·Director of PhotographyJeff Seaholme·Camera OperatorMonty Berman·Camera OperatorLeslie Rowson·Camera OperatorMaurice Selwyn·Clapper Loader
Editing· 2
Charles Hasse·EditorSeth Holt·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Georges Auric·MusicErnest Irving·ConductorEric Williams·Sound SupervisorStephen Dalby·Sound RecordistMary Habberfield·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 3
Norman G. Arnold·Art DirectionJoseph Bato·Art DirectionTony Rimmington·Draughtsman
Production· 4
Michael Balcon·ProducerHenry Cornelius·Associate ProducerHal Mason·Production SupervisorSlim Hand·Unit Manager
Other Departments· 1
J. Arthur Rank·Presenter
By the Numbers
71.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Hue and Cry's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Playful, Adventurous
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The movie poster features a large, silhouetted figure of a man in a suit holding a cat, positioned on the upper left. Below, the title "HUE & CRY" is prominentl”

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Key Elements
CatSuitTitleFigures
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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