Is On the Beat easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is On the Beat scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does On the Beat end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less sad than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is On the Beat violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

On the Beat

Name: On the Beat
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1962
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Norman Wisdom, Jennifer Jayne, Raymond Huntley, David Lodge, Esma Cannon

As the COPPER who comes a CROPPER!

Directed by Robert Asher

Produced by The Rank Organisation

1962106 min7.7 / 10

A lighthearted British comedy about a bumbling would-be policeman whose impersonation of a cop causes escalating slapstick chaos.

Norman Pitkin wants to be a policeman like his father was, but he fails the height test (amongst others). One day he gets out his father's old uniform and "walks the beat". This leads to a level of chaos that only Pitkin could cause

Clusters

Silly Comedy Movies Silly Comedies, No Romance

Genres

Comedy Crime

Keywords

Black And White

Questions people ask

Is On the Beat easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is On the Beat scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does On the Beat end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is On the Beat sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is On the Beat violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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