On the Beat

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On the Beat is a 1962 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as a bumbling car park attendant who dreams of becoming a policeman and gets entangled in a criminal investigation.

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On the Beat canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British comedy film
film
basedOn original screenplay
cinematography Jack Asher
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Robert Asher
distributor Rank Organisation
editedBy Frederick Wilson
era 1960s British cinema
featuresCharacterOccupation car park attendant
policeman
filmingLocation Pinewood Studios
genre comedy film
hasColor black-and-white
hasFormat black-and-white film
hasSubject comedy
crime
police
hasTheme aspiration
crime investigation
mistaken identity
hasTitle On the Beat self-link
isPartOfSeries Norman Wisdom comedies
language English
mainCharacter Norman Pitkin
medium theatrical film
musicBy Philip Green
notableFor featuring Norman Wisdom in a dual role
originalLanguage English
partOf Norman Wisdom filmography
plotSummary A bumbling car park attendant who dreams of becoming a policeman becomes involved in a criminal investigation.
producer Hugh Stewart
productionCompany Rank Organisation
releaseDate 1962-12-26
releaseYear 1962
runtimeMinutes 88
screenwriter Henry Blyth
Jack Davies
setIn London, England
surface form: London
starring Campbell Singer
David Lodge
Dick Emery
Jennifer Jayne
Norman Wisdom
Raymond Huntley
targetAudience family audience
titleLanguage English
workLocation United Kingdom film industry

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Norman Wisdom notableWork On the Beat
A Stitch in Time follows On the Beat
On the Beat hasTitle On the Beat self-link
Norman Pitkin notableWork On the Beat
Norman Wisdom comedies notableWork On the Beat
Frederick Wilson workedOn On the Beat
Edward Chapman notableWork On the Beat