A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer and printer. The first of the Ealing comedies.
Acting
Alastair Sim's gloriously unhinged comic author.
Production
Real bomb-damaged London streets as playground.
Writing
Meta-plot about comics controlling reality.
Director
Charles Crichton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
First Ealing comedy, establishing the studio's 'ordinary Brits triumph' formula that defined postwar cinema.
The 'Boys Club' was largely non-professional actors from London's working-class neighborhoods, giving authentic street energy.
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