Just William is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Richard Lupino, Fred Emney and Basil Radford.[2] It is based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton.

Just William
Directed byGraham Cutts
Written byRichmal Crompton
Graham Cutts
Doreen Montgomery
Ireland Wood
Produced byWalter C. Mycroft
StarringRichard Lupino
Fred Emney
CinematographyWalter J. Harvey
Edited byEdward B. Jarvis
Distributed byPathé Pictures International
Release date
  • 20 July 1940 (1940-07-20)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£25,962[1]

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A rascally child recruits his friends as assistants to help his father get elected to the city council. Sadly, the children accidentally help two jewel thieves to escape. They feel sorry about this, and to redeem themselves, the kids begin investigating a rival candidate's conspiracy. Their involvement causes the boy's father to win the election.

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References

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  1. ^ Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 480.
  2. ^ BFI Database
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