Hue and Cry is a 1947 British film directed by Charles Crichton and starring Alastair Sim, Harry Fowler and Joan Dowling.

Shot almost entirely on location, it is now a notable historic document due to its vivid portrait of a London still showing the damage of the Second World War.

But their leader, Joe Kirby (Harry Fowler), discovers the plotlines of the popular publication are being copied by a crew of local thieves to plan and execute their jobs.

Not to be dissuaded, Joe and another boy visit the stories' eccentric author, Wilkinson (Alastair Sim).

Joe and the gang arrange with the author, Wilkinson, to create a new adventure story, designed to send all the criminals to the drop.

Nightingale suddenly appears and threatens Joe, but confusion results when other crooks and toughs arrive on the scene.