Brothers in Law

Roy Boulting (1956)

90min

U Certificate

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by Tony Sloman

The Boulting brothers' delightfully witty follow-up to their smash hit Private's Progress features many of the same cast. Its source novel is by Henry Cecil, himself a distinguished QC, and hopefully quite unlike the absent-minded QC played by Miles Malleson to whom our hero Ian Carmichael is apprenticed. Carmichael is surrounded here by a cast of accomplished character actors, including the splendid Terry-Thomas and the redoubtable Richard Attenborough as a smarmy fellow barrister. This is still very funny and relevant today.

Summary

An inexperienced barrister blunders through a succession of comic misadventures in and out of court. Comedy, with starring Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas and Richard Attenborough.

Cast & Crew

Henry Marshall Richard Attenborough

Roger Thursby Ian Carmichael

Alfred Green Terry-Thomas

Sally Smith Jill Adams

Kendall Grimes Miles Malleson

Alec Blair Eric Barker

Mrs Potter Irene Handl

Judge Ryman John Le Mesurier

Tatlock Raymond Huntley

Charles Poole Nicholas Parsons

Judge Lawson Kynaston Reeves

Mrs Newent Olive Sloane

Director Roy Boulting

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Language: EnglishBlack and whiteTheatrical distributor: British Lion Film Corp LtdAvailable on: video and DVD

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