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Just William
70%
Movie
1h 12m
AI Analysis
Just William (1940) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Just William (1940) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A rascal child recruits his friends as assistants to help his father to get elected to the city council. Sadly, the children accidentally helped two jewel thieves to escape. They feel sorry about this, and then, to redeem themselves, the kids begin investigating a rival candidates conspiracy. Their involvement cause… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~72 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Just William 70% (2 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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Synopsis
A rascal child recruits his friends as assistants to help his father to get elected to the city council. Sadly, the children accidentally helped two jewel thieves to escape. They feel sorry about this, and then, to redeem themselves, the kids begin investigating a rival candidates conspiracy. Their involvement causes the boy's father to win the elections.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1940-07-20
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 351873
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What is Just William about?
A rascal child recruits his friends as assistants to help his father to get elected to the city council. Sadly, the children accidentally helped two jewel thieves to escape. They feel sorry about t... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Just William?
The official runtime for Just William is approximately 72 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Fred Emney
Mr. Brown

Basil Radford
Mr. Sidway

Iris Hoey
Mrs. Brown

Roddy McDowall
Ginger

Peter Miles
Henry

David Tree
Marmaduke Bott

Jenny Laird
Ethel Brown
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Simon Lack
Robert Brown

Aubrey Mather
Fletcher

Eliot Makeham
Man in sweet shop

Marjorie Rhodes
Cook
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Eric Searle
Marmaduke Sidway
- J
Jack Vyvyan
Policeman

Richard Lupino
William Brown

Amy Veness
Mrs. Bott
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Norman Robinson
Douglas
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