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On the Beat

As the COPPER who comes a CROPPER!

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

1h 46m1962NRTMDb 7.6

ComedyCrime

English

Crew and Cast

Robert AsherRobert AsherDirectorNorman WisdomNorman WisdomNorman Pitkin · Giulio NapolitaniJennifer JayneJennifer JayneRosanna GuardiaRaymond HuntleyRaymond HuntleySir Ronald AckroydDavid LodgeDavid LodgeInspector Cecil HobsonEsma CannonEsma CannonMrs. TimmsEric BarkerEric BarkerPolice DoctorEleanor SummerfieldEleanor SummerfieldSergeant Lucilla WilkinsRonnie StevensRonnie StevensOberonTerence AlexanderTerence AlexanderChief Superintendent Bert BelcherMaurice KaufmannMaurice KaufmannVince
Dilys LayeAmerican LadyGeorge PastellGeorge PastellManziniJack WatsonJack WatsonPolice SergeantCampbell SingerCampbell SingerBollingtonLionel MurtonLionel MurtonMan on Underground TrainRobert RiettiRobert RiettiItalian Lawyer
Marjie LawrenceCrying Lady
Peggy Ann CliffordMrs. NapolitaniJean AubreyJean AubreyLady HinchingfordMonte LandisMonte LandisMr. BassettMario FabriziMario FabriziNewspaper SellerAlfred BurkeAlfred BurkeTrigger O'Flynn
Fredric Abbott
John AdamsDetective
Frank AndrewsDetective
Barbara BennettWoman in StreetJohn BlytheJohn BlytheChauffeur
Tony CastletonPolice ConstableCyril ChamberlainCyril ChamberlainCafé Proprietor
Pauline ChamberlainHairdresser

Storyline

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

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Info

Status
Released
Released
11 December 1962
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.6 / 10 (34 votes)

Production

Director
Robert Asher
Writers
Jack Davis, Eddie Leslie, Norman Wisdom
Studios
The Rank Organisation
Countries
United Kingdom

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, Italian