Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder

Law and Disorder

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1958
1h 16m
6.2(8 votes)
Comedy

Overview

When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out about his criminal past. But when Colin becomes an assistant to the Judge, who is about to try Percy for his latest escapade, Percy and his gang have to come up with a plan, to stop them meeting in court.

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29 members
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Michael Redgrave

Percy Brand

Michael Redgrave
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Robert Morley

Judge Sir Edward Crichton

Robert Morley
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Lionel Jeffries

Major Proudfoot

Lionel Jeffries
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Ronald Squire

Colonel Masters

Ronald Squire
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Elizabeth Sellars

Gina Laselle

Elizabeth Sellars
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Joan Hickson

Aunt Florence

Joan Hickson
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Jeremy Burnham

Colin Brand

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Brenda Bruce

Mary Cooper

Brenda Bruce
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Brenda Bruce

Blacky

Brenda Bruce
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George Coulouris

'Bennie' Bensuson

George Coulouris
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George Coulouris

Sergeant Bolton

George Coulouris
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Reginald Beckwith

Vickery

Reginald Beckwith
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David Hutcheson

Freddie Cooper

David Hutcheson
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Mary Kerridge

Lady Crichton

Mary Kerridge
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Michael Trubshawe

Ivan

Michael Trubshawe
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John Le Mesurier

Sir Humphrey Pomfret

John Le Mesurier
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Irene Handl

Woman in Train

Irene Handl
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Allan Cuthbertson

Police Inspector

Allan Cuthbertson
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Sam Kydd

Shorty

Sam Kydd
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John Hewer

Foxy

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Nora Nicholson

Mrs. Cartwright

Nora Nicholson
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Anthony Sagar

Customs Official

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Meredith Edwards

Sergeant Bolton

Meredith Edwards
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John Warwick

Police Superintendent

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Michael Brennan

Bent - Warder Ext. Prison

Michael Brennan
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Toke Townley

Sidney Rumpthorne

Toke Townley
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Arthur Howard

Burrows

Arthur Howard
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John Rudling

Man in Train

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Gerald Cross

Hodgkin

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