Just William's Luck (film)
Just William's Luck is a 1947 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring William Graham, Garry Marsh and Jane Welsh. The film was based on the Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton. Crompton was impressed with the film and wrote a novel "Just William's Luck" based on the events of the film. The following year a second film "William Comes to Town" was made. Plot. William and his gang, "The Outlaws" foil a gang of fur robbers. Critical reception. "Radio Times" wrote, "while William Graham captures something of the  scruffy boisterousness of Richmal Crompton's timeless comic creation, director Val Guest's screenplay smoothes away the rougher edges to produce a sanitised tale of childhood mayhem, suitable for young eyes. The same paternalism dogged the sequel, William at the Circus"; while Sky Movies wrote, "it's a lively romp with a jolly knockabout climax in a house that William and his gang of `outlaws' are trying to haunt."