On the Beat Poster

On the Beat (1962)

NR 12/11/1962 Comedy 1h 46m
77%
User
Score
6.8/10

As the COPPER who comes a CROPPER!

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

Robert Asher

Director

Jack Davis

Screenplay

Norman Wisdom

Screenplay

Eddie Leslie

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom

Norman Pitkin

Jennifer Jayne

Jennifer Jayne

Rosanna

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Sir Ronald Ackroyd

Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Mrs. Stammers

Eric Barker

Eric Barker

Doctor

Wanda Ventham

Wanda Ventham

Outraged Hair-Salon Customer

David Lodge

David Lodge

Insp. Hobson

Eleanor Summerfield

Eleanor Summerfield

Sgt. Lucilla Wilkins

Ronnie Stevens

Ronnie Stevens

Oberon

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on March 25, 2023

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 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 apprehend a jewel thief whom they think is masquerading as an high-end hairdresser. Guess what? "Neopolitani" is the spitting image of "Pitkin" and so back he is drafted to infiltrate the salon and hopeful...

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