On the Beat

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Play Time: 106 mins
Comedy
On the Beat

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

Status: Released (1962-12-11)
Screen:Jack Davies, Norman Wisdom, Eddie Leslie
Productions: The Rank Organisation
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English
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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 e ....

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