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  1. The Ealing comedies is an informal name for a series of comedy films produced by the London-based Ealing Studios during a ten-year period from 1947 to 1957.

    • The Lavender Hill Mob. Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James. 136 votes. A gripping drama with a streak of dark humor, this Ealing classic centers on a beleaguered housewife whose life takes a turn for the worse when her former lover escapes from prison.
    • The Ladykillers. Alec Guinness, Katie Johnson, Cecil Parker. 193 votes. Romance and laughter collide in this endearing comedy about a film star who hatches a plan to escape his overbearing fans by hosting a marriage lottery.
    • Kind Hearts and Coronets. Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson. 168 votes. A devilish satire that delves into the tumultuous world of television, this film follows the eponymous Mr. Lucifer as he wreaks havoc on the lives of an unsuspecting cast of characters.
    • Passport to Pimlico. Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Margaret Rutherford. 119 votes. What happens when a London neighborhood declares itself an independent nation?
  2. 17 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Hue and Cry. 1947 1h 22m. 6.7 (1.8K) Rate. 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. Director Charles Crichton Stars Alastair Sim Frederick Piper Harry Fowler.

  3. 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. Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Alastair Sim, Frederick Piper, Harry Fowler, Vida Hope. Votes: 1,761

  4. Ealing Studios were founded in 1931 and under the auspices of Basil Dean (1888-1978) it produced comedies from the start, for example Sally in Our Alley (1931) starring Gracie Fields and a little later a number of films starring George Formby.

  5. The story of the men and women who in just 10 post-war years produced a series of film comedies that were so original and funny that the name of the quiet re...

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  7. Set in the 1940s, Hue and Cry, sees Jack Warner and Alastair Sim as members of an East End gang who use a boy's paper as a means of passing on information and messages to the criminal fraternity. A group of local boys discover this, and take great exception to their favourite read being used in this way, and set out to stop it.