On the Beat (Original title)
Dates: 1962 (Copyright), 14 April 1963 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Robert Asher
Synopsis: Comedy about a man who longs to be a policeman, although he ends up in a hairdresser's, he exposes the owner to Scotland Yard.
Genres: Comedy, Police drama
Subject: Police
Releases
Date: 1962Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 105 mins Length: 9450 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Sight and Sound - v3 n6 June 1993: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v30 n349 February 1963 Page: 23
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v30 n349 February 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8698 10 Dec 1962 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8698 10 Dec 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2880 13 Dec 1962 Page: 155
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2880 13 Dec 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 19 Dec 1962
Title: [Variety - 19 Dec 1962: no known title]Language: English
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9426 FeetBFI identifier: C-231475
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Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9426 FeetBFI identifier: C-231475
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MixedLength: 9528 FeetBFI identifier: C-914556
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Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 9511 FeetBFI identifier: C-761105
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1962 (Copyright), 14 April 1963 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Robert Asher
Synopsis: Comedy about a man who longs to be a policeman, although he ends up in a hairdresser's, he exposes the owner to Scotland Yard.
Genres: Comedy, Police drama
Subject: Police
Releases
Date: 1962Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 105 mins Length: 9450 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(27)
©: The Rank Organisation Film Productions Ltd, Presents: The Rank Organisation, Executive Producer: Earl St. John, Produced by: Hugh Stewart, Production Manager: L.C. Rudkin, Assistant Director: Anthony Waye, Continuity: Splinters Deason, Screenplay by: Norman Wisdom, Jack Davies, [Screenplay] With: Eddie Leslie, Photography by: Geoffrey Faithfull, Camera Operator: Jack Lowin, Editor: Bill Lewthwaite, Art Director: Bert Davey, Set Dresser: Arthur Taksen, [Construction Manager]: Ronnie Udell, Costume Designer: Yvonne Caffin, Make Up: Jim Hydes, Hairdressing: Ivy Emmerton, Salon Advisers: André Bernard, Music by: Philip Green, "On The Beat" played by: The Clyde Valley Stompers, Sound Recordist: Peter Davies, C. Le Messurier, Sound Editor: Jim Sibley, Made at: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(32)
Norman Wisdom (Norman Pitkin/Giulio Napolitani), Jennifer Jayne (Rosanna Guardia), Raymond Huntley (Sir Ronald Ackroyd), David Lodge (Superintendent Cecil Hobson), Esma Cannon (Mrs. Stammers), Eric Barker (police doctor), Eleanor Summerfield (Sgt. Lucilla Wilkins), Ronnie Stevens (Oberon, the hairdresser), Terence Alexander (Chief Superintendent Bert Belcher), Maurice Kaufmann (Vince), Dilys Laye (American tourist), George Pastell (Manzini), Jack Watson (desk sergeant), Campbell Singer (Mr. Bollington), Lionel Murton (man handcuffed on tube train), Robert Rietti (Italian lawyer), Marjie Lawrence (crying lady), Peggyann Clifford (Giulio's mother), Jean Aubrey (Lady Hinchingford), Monte Landis (Mr. Bassett), Mario Fabrizi (newspaper seller), Alfred Burke (Trigger O'Flynn), Larry Taylor ([Trigger O'Flynn's henchman]), Julian Orchard ([wedding photographer]), Tutte Lemkow ([billposter in underground]), John Blythe ([chauffeur]), Cyril Chamberlain ([café proprietor]), Fred Griffiths ([taxi man]), Lisa Page, Heather Downham ([receptionist]), Fredric Abbott, Stanley Morgan ([])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Sight and Sound v3 n6 June 1993 Page: 70Title: [Sight and Sound - v3 n6 June 1993: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v30 n349 February 1963 Page: 23
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v30 n349 February 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8698 10 Dec 1962 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8698 10 Dec 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2880 13 Dec 1962 Page: 155
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2880 13 Dec 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 19 Dec 1962
Title: [Variety - 19 Dec 1962: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9449 FeetBFI identifier: C-231476
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9426 FeetBFI identifier: C-231475
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9449 FeetBFI identifier: C-231476
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 9426 FeetBFI identifier: C-231475
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MixedLength: 9528 FeetBFI identifier: C-914556
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 9511 FeetBFI identifier: C-761105
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film