My Learned Friend (1943)
October 25, 1943Release Date
My Learned Friend (1943)
October 25, 1943Release Date

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Cast & Crew.

Will Hay
William Fitch / Director

Claude Hulbert
Claude Babbington

Mervyn Johns
Grimshaw

Laurence Hanray
Sir Norman

Aubrey Mallalieu
Magistrate

Charles Victor
'Safety' Wilson

Ernest Thesiger
Ferris

Eddie Phillips
'Basher' Blake

Leslie Harcourt
Barman

Eddie Phillips
'Basher' Blake

G.H. Mulcaster
Dr. Scudamore

Lloyd Pearson
Col. Chudleigh

Gibb McLaughlin
Butler

Maudie Edwards
Aladdin

Hyma Beckley
Bystander

Hy Hazell
Bit Part
Media.

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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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 . Character roles went to Laurence Hanray as Sir Norman, Charles Victor as "Safety" Wilson, Ernest Thesiger as Ferris and Ronald Shiner as the Man in Wilson's café. 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".
This was Will Hay's last film; Hay went on to star as "Doctor Muffin" in The Will Hay Programme that aired on the radio in 1944. The humour of My Learned Friend took a darker turn than any of Hay's earlier films.
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