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My Learned Friend is a 1943 British, black-and-white, comedy, farce, directed by Basil Dearden with his regular collaborator, Will Hay, as the film's star in the role of William Fitch. The principal supporting roles were taken by Claude Hulbert and Mervyn Johns.
My Learned Friend: Directed by Basil Dearden, Will Hay. With Will Hay, Claude Hulbert, Mervyn Johns, Lawrence Hanray. 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.
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- Comedy, Thriller
- Basil Dearden, Will Hay
- 1943-10-25
Feb 15, 2021 · Part 1 of the Will Hay classic My Learned Friend (1943), in which Hay stars as a disbarred lawyer who encounters a former client he failed to save from going to jail (a superb Mervyn Johns).
- February 15, 2021
- Paul Lamphrey
- 45 min
- 498
Dec 27, 2019 · “My learned friend”— or “my learned colleague”— is a polite term of address that lawyers in British courts use when they address each other, especially if they are opponents. The term was introduced to enhance mutual courtesy in legal disputations.
Overview. 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. Director. Basil Dearden. Director. Angus MacPhail. Screenplay. John Dighton. Screenplay. Reviews. Discussions. A review by John Chard.
My Learned Friend. NEW. Two lawyers are always one step behind a murderer, until they stop his attempt to blow up the House of Lords. Angus MacPhail and John Dighton have written a wealth of...
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You drop Will Hay and Claude Hulbert into an Ealing comedy from the 40s, add Basil Reardon and you've got a sure-fire winner. Make it Hay's last movie, where he uses all he's learned about comedy over the previous decades, and you've got a classic.
