Just William is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Richard Lupino, Fred Emney and Basil Radford. It is based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton.
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Plot
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.
Cast
Richard Lupino as William Brown
Fred Emney as Mr Brown
Basil Radford as Mr Sidway
Amy Veness as Mrs Bott
Iris Hoey as Mrs Brown
Roddy McDowall as Ginger
Norman Robinson as Douglas
Peter Miles as Henry
David Tree as Marmaduke Bott
Jenny Laird as Ethel Brown
Simon Lack as Robert Brown