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On the Beat

On the Beat

Release: 1962-12-11·Runtime: 106m·★ 7.6
ComedyCrime

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

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

The Rank Organisation

Cast

David LodgeDavid Lodgeas Inspector Cecil HobsonTerence AlexanderTerence Alexanderas Chief Superintendent Bert BelcherLionel MurtonLionel Murtonas Man on Underground TrainCyril ChamberlainCyril Chamberlainas Café Proprietor (uncredited)Alfred BurkeAlfred Burkeas Trigger O'FlynnJack WatsonJack Watsonas Police SergeantNorman WisdomNorman Wisdomas Norman Pitkin / Giulio NapolitaniJean AubreyJean Aubreyas Lady HinchingfordJennifer JayneJennifer Jayneas Rosanna GuardiaTutte LemkowTutte Lemkowas Billposter (uncredited)Esma CannonEsma Cannonas Mrs. TimmsMonte LandisMonte Landisas Mr. BassettEve EdenEve Edenas Woman at Hairdressers (uncredited)Fred GriffithsFred Griffithsas Cabbie (uncredited)Pat RyanPat Ryanas Police Sergeant (uncredited)Raymond HuntleyRaymond Huntleyas Sir Ronald AckroydGeorge PastellGeorge Pastellas ManziniMario FabriziMario Fabrizias Newspaper SellerCampbell SingerCampbell Singeras BollingtonEric BarkerEric Barkeras Police DoctorEleanor SummerfieldEleanor Summerfieldas Sergeant Lucilla WilkinsAnita Sharp-BolsterAnita Sharp-Bolsteras Woman at Hairdressers (uncredited)John BlytheJohn Blytheas Chauffeur (uncredited)Maurice KaufmannMaurice Kaufmannas VinceAlister WilliamsonAlister Williamsonas Detective (uncredited)Valerie Van OstValerie Van Ostas Woman at Hairdressers (uncredited)Wanda VenthamWanda Venthamas Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)Ronnie StevensRonnie Stevensas Oberon

Crew

Norman Wisdom" />Norman WisdomScreenplayRobert Asher" />Robert AsherDirector