British Comedy Guide
My Learned Friend. William Fitch (Will Hay). Copyright: Ealing Studios
My Learned Friend

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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Will Hay's new direction: My Learned Friend

Comedian Will Hay's final film is a dark legal farce that paved the way for Ealing's later black comedies The Ladykillers and Kind Hearts And Coronets.

Vic Pratt, British Film Institute, 1st June 2015

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