7.2
“As the COPPER who comes a CROPPER!”
On the Beat (1962)
December 11, 19621h 46mEN
7.6
31 votes
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
Director
Robert AsherWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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N/A
Revenue
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Production Companies
The Rank Organisation
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6.0Sometimes 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 been deemed, is too short to serve in the constabulary himself - so he gets a job cleaning their cars! Now cue for a fun water fight; the Commissioner gets soaked and he gets fired. Luckily for him, though, the police are under huge pressure to appre…
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