Comedy ·Crime · United Kingdom · 1962 · 1h 46m

On the Beat

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Director
Robert Asher
Cast
Norman Wisdom as Norman Pitkin / Giulio Napolitani Jennifer Jayne as Rosanna Guardia Raymond Huntley as Sir Ronald Ackroyd David Lodge as Inspector Cecil Hobson Esma Cannon as Mrs. Timms Eric Barker as Police Doctor
Crew
Jack Davis — Screenplay Norman Wisdom — Screenplay Eddie Leslie — Screenplay
Tagline

As the COPPER who comes a CROPPER!

Synopsis

Norman Pitkin wants to be a policeman like his father was, but he fails the height test (amongst others). One day he gets out his father's old uniform and "walks the beat". This leads to a level of chaos that only Pitkin could cause

Mood & Themes
black and white
Key Collaborators
Robert Asher Director Jack Davis Screenplay Norman Wisdom Screenplay Eddie Leslie Screenplay
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