Acting
Will Hay
- Titles
- 22movies
- Career
Active from 1934 to 1943, busiest in 1942 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 19top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Oh, Mr. Porter!78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.0average 2.6
- Situational Comedy8.0average 2.7
- Physical Comedy7.0average 2.4
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.7
- Satire & Parody5.3average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor4.3average 2.0
- Wholesome5.3average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.0, average 5.3
- Psychological2.7, average 5.6
- Coming of Age1.0, average 3.0
- Pathos3.3, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Slapstick Humor 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Marcel VarnelDirectorWhere's That Fire, Oh, Mr. Porter!, The Ghost of St. Michael's, Ask a Policeman, Good Morning, Boys!, +3 more
Graham MoffattActorWhere's That Fire, Oh, Mr. Porter!, Ask a Policeman, Windbag the Sailor, Old Bones of the River, +1 more
Moore MarriottActorWhere's That Fire, Oh, Mr. Porter!, Ask a Policeman, Windbag the Sailor, Old Bones of the River, +1 more
Angus MacPhailWriterThe Goose Steps Out, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Ghost of St. Michael's, The Big Blockade, My Learned Friend, +1 more- MMarriott EdgarWriterWhere's That Fire, Oh, Mr. Porter!, Ask a Policeman, Good Morning, Boys!, Convict 99
Val GuestWriterWhere's That Fire, Oh, Mr. Porter!, Ask a Policeman, Good Morning, Boys!, Convict 99
Peter GawthorneActorWhere's That Fire, Ask a Policeman, Windbag the Sailor, Convict 99- JJohn DightonWriterThe Goose Steps Out, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Ghost of St. Michael's, My Learned Friend
William BeaudineDirectorWhere There's a Will, Boys Will Be Boys, Dandy Dick, Windbag the Sailor
Norma VardenActorWhere There's a Will, Boys Will Be Boys, Windbag the Sailor
John MillsActorThe Black Sheep of Whitehall, Those Were the Days, The Big Blockade
Charles HawtreyActorThe Goose Steps Out, Where's That Fire, The Ghost of St. Michael's
Movies and TV shows
6Type
1940s
6 titles · average score 62
58
My Learned Friend (1943)
as William Fitch
53
The Goose Steps Out (1942)
as William Potts / Muller
74
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
as Prof. Davis
60
The Big Blockade (1942)
as Skipper
Go to Blazes (1942)
as Father
66
The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
as Will Lamb