My Learned Friend

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My Learned Friend (1943)

1943-10-25 (GB) Comedy, Crime 1h 14m

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An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the list, and co-opts Claude Hulbert to try and stop him from meeting a grisly end.

Will Hay

Director
Basil Dearden

Director
Angus MacPhail

Screenplay
John Dighton

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Will Hay

William Fitch
Claude Hulbert

Claude Babbington
Mervyn Johns

Grimshaw
Laurence Hanray

Sir Norman
Aubrey Mallalieu

Magistrate
Charles Victor

'Safety' Wilson
Ernest Thesiger

Ferris
Eddie Phillips

'Basher' Blake
Leslie Harcourt

Barman
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A review by John Chard

90%

Written by John Chard on September 6, 2014

The wonderful Will Hay signs off with black comedy classic.

This review is from: My Learned Friend [DVD] (DVD) A mad murderer is on the loose and vowing to kill off all those who done him wrong. Seventh on the list is failed lawyer William Fitch, can Fitch and his equally inefficient cohort Claude Babbington stop the madman before Fitch meets his end?

This was sadly to be Will Hay's last film before retiring due to ill health that would claim his life in 1949, with a CV boasting only 19 acting credits, it's not a wonder that the fabulous Will Hay is still not a big enough name to befit h... read the rest.

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