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My Learned Friend

My Learned Friend

1943Movie⏱️ 1h 14mApproved
ComedyThriller
7
IMDB Rating
452 votes

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

Director
N/A
Writers
Angus MacPhail, John Dighton
Stars
Will Hay, Claude Hulbert, Mervyn Johns
Release Date
October 25, 1943
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 9
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Will Hay
Will Hay
as William Fitch
Claude Hulbert
Claude Hulbert
as Claude Babbington
Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
as Grimshaw
Lawrence Hanray
Lawrence Hanray
as Sir Norman
Aubrey Mallalieu
Aubrey Mallalieu
as Magistrate
Charles Victor
Charles Victor
as 'Safety' Wilson
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Leslie Harcourt
as Barman
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Eddie Phillips
as 'Basher' Blake
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G.H. Mulcaster
as Dr. Scudamore
Ernest Thesiger
Ernest Thesiger
as Ferris

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK
Production
Ealing Studios

🏷️ Keywords

hit listteam updark comedyescaped killerrevenge

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyComedyThriller

⭐ Featured Review

One of Will Hay's best
by Doctor J-21998-12-13

"This was Will Hay's last film and showed a change of direction in that it was a venture into black comedy. Claude Hulbert makes an excellent comic foil and Mervyn Johns is also suitably sinister as a serial murderer. There is a venture into Harold Lloyd territory with Hay and Hulbert clinging to the clock face of Big Ben. Watch out for Ernest Thesiger in a bit part...."

💡 Did You Know?

Originally, this film wasn't going to be Will Hay's last. A few years later, he planned another comedy with director Marcel Varnel. Unfortunately, due to the director being killed in a car crash and Will Hay suffering ill health, the project was canceled.

📖 Synopsis

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