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My Learned Friend

6.219431h 10mMovieComedyCrime

An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. William Fitch is on the list, and co-opts his buddy Claude Babbington to try and prevent a grisly end.

DirectorsWill Hay·Basil Dearden
WritersAngus MacPhail·John Dighton
ProducerMichael Balcon

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Cast · Directed by Will Hay

WHWill Hay
Will Hay
William Fitch
CHClaude Hulbert
Claude Hulbert
Claude Babbington
MJMervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
Grimshaw
LHLaurence Hanray
Laurence Hanray
Sir Norman
AMAubrey Mallalieu
Aubrey Mallalieu
Magistrate
CVCharles Victor
Charles Victor
'Safety' Wilson
ETErnest Thesiger
Ernest Thesiger
Ferris
EPEddie Phillips
Eddie Phillips
'Basher' Blake
LH
Leslie Harcourt
Barman
GMG.H. Mulcaster
G.H. Mulcaster
Dr. Scudamore
LP
Lloyd Pearson
Col. Chudleigh
GMGibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin
Butler

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My Learned Friend — streaming FAQ

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My Learned Friend hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 13, 1943. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.