On the Beat
As the COPPER who comes a CROPPER!
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12/11/1962Runtime
106 minsOverview
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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A bumbling everyman masquerades as a police officer and accidentally wreaks havoc on the beat, delivering chaos and physical comedy in equal measure.
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Jennifer Jayne
Rosanna Guardia
Raymond Huntley
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David Lodge
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Esma Cannon
Mrs. Timms
Eric Barker
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Eleanor Summerfield
Sergeant Lucilla Wilkins
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Terence Alexander
Chief Superintendent Bert Belcher
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Vince
Dilys Laye
American Lady
George Pastell
Manzini
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