Who Done It?

Who Done It?

1956 · 85 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy, Crime

This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.

Directed by Basil Dearden · Written by T. E. B. Clarke

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