Top billed cast

1. 

   Alastair Sim

   Felix H. Wilkinson

2. 

   Jack Warner

   Nightingale

3. 

   Valerie White

   Rhona

4. 

   Jack Lambert

   Ford

5. 

   Harry Fowler

   Joe Kirby

6. 

   Douglas Barr

   Alec

7. 

   Stanley Escane

   Roy

8. 

   Ian Dawson

   Norman

9. 

   Gerald Fox

   Dicky

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-10

This is one of the lesser known Ealing comedies and it has something of the Children's Film Foundation output to it too, as the youngsters cotton on to a dastardly plan to use the narrative bubbles in a children's comic to convey messages that unwittingly to the publisher and animator facilitate daring robberies. It's only when the young "Joe" (Harry Fowler) and his mates start to put two and two together, and with the help of "Felix" (Alastair Sim) they start to hone in on the kingpin - safe in the knowledge that he is close amongst them and will not go quietly if he is discovered. The humour...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• gang leader
• gang
• black and white
• boys
• bombed building
• lighthearted
• city in ruins
• optimistic