My Learned Friend (DVD) 1943 Will Hay, Claude Hulbert, Mervyn Johns, Laurence Hanray and Aubrey Mallalieu

My Learned Friend (1945) DVD Black and white Approx. 71 min. (Shown in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio). Playable in North America - The US, Canada, Mexico, etc. Beautifully remastered print (picture and sound) Starring: Will Hay, Claude Hulbert, Mervyn Johns, Laurence Hanray, Aubrey Mallalieu. Screenplay by Angus MacPhail and John Dighton. Directed by ‎Basil Dearden and Will Hay. From the great Ealing Studios William Fitch (Will Hay, in his last film) is a disbarred barrister now summoned to court to face charges of sending begging letters. Falling back on his legal skills, Fitch manages to make mincemeat of the cross-examining lawyer, Claude Bobbington (Claude Hulbert), and is found not guilty. However, this lucky streak does not last for long; a madman Fitch helped put in prison years earlier has now escaped and is out for revenge. Fitch turns to Claude for help, but the pair fail to convince the constabulary that there is a real threat to Fitch's life and are forced to track down