Hey! Hey! USA (1938)

★★★ · Many good moments · Big Boomer · 2017-11-15

Will Hay films usually feature 1930s British humor which means every one shouting at each other. But here there are many scenes with more subdued American style humor. This film is a nice one to compare the two styles of humour.

★ · Disappointed · Popeyegee · 2011-02-14

I WAS a huge fan of the British comedic actor Will Hay until I watched this film. His use of the N-word, and referencing black children as "picaninnies" was out of context and quite frankly, racist. Hay was the screenwriter for most of his movies so he is absolutely responsible for the dialogue in this film. In addition, "Hey, Hey, USA" appears to be nothing more than an anti-American propaganda film for the UK. At one point Hay has the balls to call Americans "uncivilized." Need he be reminded of the barbaric torturing that went on at the Tower of London, or the primitive, slum-infested era…

Films of that era · simonc3000 · 2011-03-27

referencing the other review on here.... I believe this film was made to try to introduce Will Hay to the USA Film market. Also you can't really use some of your points of history as they are totally out of context for when the film was released. America had people already living their when they had their land taken from them. Anyway going back to the film.... lots of films of that period used language like that which is not acceptable now was at the time. Which does not mean they should have used words like those at all but unfortuntly it was in lots of films and cartoons, etc of the time. I…