Original British quad format film poster by Dudley Pout
Directed by
Basil Dearden Will Hay
Written by
John Dighton Angus MacPhail
Produced by
Michael Balcon S.C. Balcon (associate producer)[1]
Starring
Will Hay John Mills Basil Sydney Henry Hewitt Felix Aylmer Thora Hird
Cinematography
Eric Cross Günther Krampf
Edited by
Ray Pitt
Production company
Ealing Studios
Distributed by
United Artists (UK)
Release date
8 January 1942 (1942-01-08) (UK)
[2]
Running time
80 min.[3]
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (the opening credits read Black Sheep of Whitehall) is a 1942 British black-and-white comedy war film, directed by Will Hay and Basil Dearden, starring Will Hay, John Mills, Basil Sydney and Thora Hird in her screen debut. It was produced by Michael Balcon and Ealing Studios.
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