On the Beat

As the COPPER who comes a CROPPER!

7.719621h 46m

Released

Comedy

Crime

Overview

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

StatusReleased

Release Date1962-12-11

Runtime1h 46m

LanguagesEnglishItaliano

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Keywords

black and white

Cast & Crew

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

Eleanor Summerfield

as Sergeant Lucilla Wilkins

Ronnie Stevens

as Oberon

Terence Alexander

as Chief Superintendent Bert Belcher

Maurice Kaufmann

as Vince

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Mar 25, 2023

6/10

Sometimes I forget just how charismatic and talented Norman Wisdom was. I was never a fan of slapstick humour, but somehow he always manages to inject the tiniest elements of class - even sophistication - into his performances. Here, he delivers one of his better and harder-working efforts as "Pitkin"; son of a decorated police officer who, it had …

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