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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.
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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.

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   Is My Learned Friend a comedy?

   • The humour of My Learned Friend took a darker turn than any of Hay's earlier films. This comedy sees Will Hay playing a seedy lawyer, who finds himself marked for assassination by a forger whom he previously defended unsuccessfully. He teams up with an incompetent solicitor to try to prevent the deaths of others involved.

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   Is My Learned Friend a good movie?

   • My Learned Friend (1943) StudioCanal Another brief but inspired scene, set in a seedy Stepney nightclub, is a superb comedy of manners, with Hay and Hulbert making uncomfortable attempts to politely mingle with the regulars.

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   Who played William Fitch in 'My Learned Friend'?

   • 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 .

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   Who made 'My Learned Friend' based on a true story?

   • It was produced by Michael Balcon, Robert Hamer and Ealing Studios . The film's title refers to a tradition in British law: when addressing either the court or the judge, a barrister refers to the opposing counsel using the respectful term, "my learned friend".

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0036184My Learned Friend (1943) - IMDb

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   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.

   • 7/10 (427)
   • Genre: Comedy, Thriller

   • Director: Basil Dearden, Will Hay
   • Release Date: 1943-10-25

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   Nov 12, 2012 · My Learned Friend (1943), Will Hay’s last film, is an unusual one. It perhaps signalled something of a change of direction for the comedian, towards darker, more adult territory.

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   1943 1h 14m Comedy List Reviews 43% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings Two lawyers are always one step behind a murderer, until they stop his attempt to blow up the House of Lords.

   • 43% (2)
   • Director: Will Hay, Basil Dearden

   • Category: Comedy

7. www.themoviedb.org › movie › 123422-my-learned-friendMy Learned Friend (1943) - The Movie Database (TMDB)

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   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.

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   My Learned Friend. 1943 film; Released from prison, a convict is gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the list, and enlists the help of Claude Hulbert. Also features Mervyn Johns, Ernest Thesiger, Charles Victor, Derna Hazel, Eddie Phillips and more.

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   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. This black comedy suggests that, had he lived, Will Hay might have moved on to the darker corners of Ealing comedies...