Law and Disorder (1958)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.645 |
Directed By
Charles Crichton
Crew
Charles Crichton
Denys Roberts
Michael Stevenson
George Pitcher
Paul Soskin
Humphrey Searle
Edward Scaife
Oswald Hafenrichter
Thelma Graves
Allan Harris
Michael Morris
Eileen Warwick
Christopher Sutton
Douglas Hermes
Peter Price
John Aldred
Red Law
Ray Sturgess
Muir Mathieson
Phyllis Crocker
Michael ffolkes
TOP CAST
Michael Redgrave
Percy Brand
Robert Morley
Judge Sir Edward Crichton
Lionel Jeffries
Major Proudfoot
Ronald Squire
Colonel Masters
Elizabeth Sellars
Gina Laselle
Joan Hickson
Aunt Florence
Jeremy Burnham
Colin Brand
Brenda Bruce
Mary Cooper
Brenda Bruce
Blacky
George Coulouris
'Bennie' Bensuson
George Coulouris
Sergeant Bolton
Reginald Beckwith
Vickery
David Hutcheson
Freddie Cooper
Mary Kerridge
Lady Crichton
Michael Trubshawe
Ivan
John Le Mesurier
Sir Humphrey Pomfret
Irene Handl
Woman in Train
Allan Cuthbertson
Police Inspector
Sam Kydd
Shorty
John Hewer
Foxy
Nora Nicholson
Mrs. Cartwright
Anthony Sagar
Customs Official
Meredith Edwards
Sergeant Bolton
John Warwick
Police Superintendent
Michael Brennan
Bent - Warder Ext. Prison
Toke Townley
Sidney Rumpthorne
Arthur Howard
Burrows
John Rudling
Man in Train
Gerald Cross
Hodgkin
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