Comedy · United Kingdom · 1942 · 1h 20m

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall poster
Director
Basil DeardenWill Hay
Cast
Will Hay as Prof. Davis John Mills as Bobby Jessop Basil Sydney as Costello Felix Aylmer as Crabtree Thora Hird as Joyce Henry Hewitt as Prof. Davys
Crew
Eric Cross — Director of Photography Ray Pitt — Editor Angus MacPhail — Screenplay John Dighton — Screenplay Michael Balcon — Producer
Synopsis

A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America.

Mood & Themes
mistaken identity
Key Collaborators
Basil Dearden Director Will Hay Director Eric Cross Director of Photography Ray Pitt Editor Angus MacPhail Screenplay John Dighton Screenplay Michael Balcon Producer
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