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My Learned Friend

Actor(s): Will Hay, Claude Hulbert, Mervyn Johns, Charles Victor, G.H. Mulcaster
Director(s): Basil Dearden, Will Hay

Movie Details

Content Advisory: Suitable for Children
Movie Release: 1943
Format: DVD
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Members Wishing: 0
Genres: Comedy, Black Comedy, Crime Comedy

DVD Synopsis

Will Hay, he of the pince-nez, outraged sniff, and overall demeanor of dignified incompetence, stars in (and codirects) another of his popular British comedies. In My Learned Friend, Hay is a seedy lawyer, one of several people targeted for death by a vengeful escaped convict. As the criminal's victims pile up, Hay can't help but feel a bit insecure. When he ends up the only survivor on the list, Hay begins to really worry. A slapstick climax on the clock-face of Big Ben caps this rapid-fire comedy of murders. Released in 1943, My Learned Friend was Will Hay's final film; he died of a lingering illness in 1949. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Actors

Will Hay - William Fitch
Claude Hulbert - Claude Babbington
Mervyn Johns - Grimshaw
Charles Victor - "Safety" Wilson
G.H. Mulcaster - Dr. Scudamore