6 Best Will Hay Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 30, 2028

Comedy feel good

Will Hay became one of British cinema’s biggest comedy stars of the 1930s and ’40s, his pompous, incompetent authority-figure persona anchoring a beloved run of farces.

My Learned Friend (1943) 01

My Learned Friend (1943)

IMDb ★ 6.7

A bumbling lawyer discovers he is on a vengeful killer's list of former enemies to eliminate.

The Ghost of St Michael's (1941) 02

The Ghost of St Michael's (1941)

IMDb ★ 6.3

A cowardly schoolteacher investigates a series of supposedly supernatural events at an isolated Scottish school.

Ask a Policeman (1939) 03

Ask a Policeman (1939)

IMDb ★ 6.3

Bumbling village policemen investigate a supposed ghost haunting the local smuggling routes.

Oh, Mr Porter! (1937) 04

Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)

IMDb ★ 7.1

An incompetent stationmaster at a remote Irish railway station uncovers a smuggling operation.

Where There's a Will (1936) 05

Where There's a Will (1936)

IMDb ★ 6.1

A bumbling lawyer's attempt to track down a hidden inheritance embroils him with dangerous criminals.

Boys Will Be Boys (1935) 06

Boys Will Be Boys (1935)

IMDb ★ 6.5

An incompetent headmaster struggles to maintain any control over his chaotic boarding school.

Vlad Zakh

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