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Law and Disorder

  • 1940
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Law and Disorder (1940)
Dark ComedyPolice ProceduralComedyCrimeThriller

On the eve of WWII a young defence lawyer, assisted by his wife, invaigles his way into a gang of foreign saboteurs. Comedy thriller, ably executed by a satisfactory cast.On the eve of WWII a young defence lawyer, assisted by his wife, invaigles his way into a gang of foreign saboteurs. Comedy thriller, ably executed by a satisfactory cast.On the eve of WWII a young defence lawyer, assisted by his wife, invaigles his way into a gang of foreign saboteurs. Comedy thriller, ably executed by a satisfactory cast.

  • Director
    • David MacDonald
  • Writer
    • Roger MacDougall
  • Stars
    • Alastair Sim
    • Barry K. Barnes
    • Diana Churchill
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    84
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    • Director
      • David MacDonald
    • Writer
      • Roger MacDougall
    • Stars
      • Alastair Sim
      • Barry K. Barnes
      • Diana Churchill
    • 4User reviews
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    Alastair Sim
    Alastair Sim
    • Samuel Blight
    Barry K. Barnes
    Barry K. Barnes
    • Larry Preston
    Diana Churchill
    Diana Churchill
    • Janet Preston
    Edward Chapman
    Edward Chapman
    • Detective Inspector Bray
    Ruby Miller
    Ruby Miller
    • Mrs. Honeycombe
    Austin Trevor
    Austin Trevor
    • Heinreks
    Leo Genn
    Leo Genn
    • Another Agent
    Geoffrey Sumner
    Geoffrey Sumner
    • Detective Delacroix
    Glen Alyn
    • Agent Posing as Reporter
    Torin Thatcher
    Torin Thatcher
    • Karl Bergsen
    Carl Jaffe
    Carl Jaffe
    • Foreign Agent
    Cathleen Nesbitt
    Cathleen Nesbitt
    • Miss. Sampson
    Cyril Smith
    Cyril Smith
    • Barber
    James Harcourt
    James Harcourt
    • Judge
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    • Director
      • David MacDonald
    • Writer
      • Roger MacDougall
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    6Wayland_Wombat

    Enjoyable

    Available to rent and view using bfi movie player, enjoyable film, the on camera chemistry between Barry K Barnes and Diana Churchill lovely to see (married in real life), I can't add more to film description that other reviews have written, not a masterpiece but well worth seeing if a fan of British film of this genre.
    4gnok2002

    Decent WW2 comic thriller with A.Sim!

    I will post a review for each film I have seen that is so far without one... This was shown at the NFT in London (UK) April 10th 2012, brief review follows... This has Barry K Barnes as a young lawyer, who exasperates his senior partner A.Sim by acting for enemy spies and getting them cleared on technicalities, his motive is to infiltrate the gang and get the head man, its quick competent, watchable and of course it has A.Sim always a delight. The Director is the undervalued David MacDonald who was active from the late 30's to early 60's, his most fun film being DEVIL GIRLS FROM MARS (1954) a rare example of a 50's British sci-fi film, and as with LAW AND DISORDER, not to be taken seriously. Alastair Sim was a great talent he was in films for 40 years from the mid 30's his best work being SCROOGE (1951); both of them were Scottish they worked together on two other films THIS MAN IS NEWS (1938) & THIS MAN IN Paris (1940), along with B.K.Barnes (English). To sum up if you get the chance this is no masterpiece, but is worth 75m of any fan of old British films, enjoy!

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    • Release date
      • July 6, 1940 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Highbury Studios, Highbury, London, England, UK(studio: produced at)
    • Production company
      • British Consolidated
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      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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