Advantages: Funny in parts Disadvantages: Not as funny in some parts
Norman wisdom - On the Beat and Man of The Moment.
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On the Beat (1962)
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Norman is sick of being a parking attendant and dreams of following in his fathers footprints and become a police man. Unfortunately he fails the height test, not that that would be a problem today.
Dejected he starts going through his dad's old chest and guess what he finds? His fathers ... ...daft romp. The slapstick is on par with his other films but the gags are a bit thin on the ground. He was underestimated as a multi faceted actor and here he plays two characters very well.
The chase scene where hundreds of coppers are chasing him is superb.
No Mr Grimsdale on this outing.
RUNTIME: 106 min Man of the Moment (1955)
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Maximus-Qualitus 10.09.2008
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