Will Hay

Claude Hulbert

Mervyn Johns

Laurence Hanray

Aubrey Mallalieu

Charles Victor

Ernest Thesiger

Eddie Phillips

Leslie Harcourt

G.H. Mulcaster

Lloyd Pearson

Gibb McLaughlin

Maudie Edwards

Hyma Beckley

Hy Hazell

Ronald Shiner

H Victor Weske

Valerie White

Ian Wilson

Basil Dearden

Michael Balcon

Angus MacPhail

Len Page

John Dighton

Michael Relph

Wilkie Cooper

John Croydon

Ernest Irving

Charles Hasse

Roy Kellino

Marianne

Comedy

Crime

My Learned Friend

Ealing Studios

United Kingdom

English

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 his considerable comedic acting talent. Of the 19 acting credits to is name, My Learned Friend easily slots into a top five best list, fusing mad cap comedy with delicious dots of dry black humour, it's a brisk and delightful way to spend 74 minutes. Tagging along with Hay is Claude Hulbert as Babbington, full of vigour he is the perfect foil to Hay's brand of delivery, whilst Mervyn Johns has a devilishly good time as the mad vendetta driven Grimshaw. There is no pious propaganda here, no ulterior motives hidden within the structure, it's a simplistic tale given total comedic treatment from a much undervalued British treasure. 9/10

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