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Law and Disorder (1958)
Director: Charles Crichton
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Sub-Ealing caper from the regular team of Crichton and writer TEB Clarke (with help from Patrick Campbell): clergyman Redgrave is actually a crook who passes off his frequent spells inside as missionary trips to Africa, but when his innocent son gets a job assisting judge Morley, the swindler's underworld cronies snap into action to prevent the truth being revealed. Mild fun sustained by the usual slew of British character types. Based on the novel Smugglers' Circuit by Denys Roberts.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Charles Crichton
Producer: Paul Soskin, George Pitcher
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Robert Morley, Elizabeth Sellars, Ronald Squire, George Coulouris, Joan Hickson, Lionel Jeffries, Brenda Bruce, John Le Mesurier, Irene Handl full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 76 mins
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