The Brothers in Law (1957)
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The British Brothers in Law is a characteristically enjoyable Boulting-brother farce, again extracting humor out of the commonplace. Ian Carmichael stars as a novice attorney, full of notions but coming-on a bit too strong for his fellow lawyers. Thanks to the intervention of irascible judge Miles Malleson, Carmichael is forced to jump in and starts swimming with a particularly prickly case. The experience teaches Carmichael how to bend and shape law to his advantage--and also how to curry favor with the public. Brothers in Law was based on a novel by Henry Cecil. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael, (more)
- Director(s):
- Roy Boulting
Synopsis of The Brothers in Law
The British Brothers in Law is a characteristically enjoyable Boulting-brother farce, again extracting humor out of the commonplace. Ian Carmichael stars as a novice attorney, full of notions but coming-on a bit too strong for his fellow lawyers. Thanks to the intervention of irascible judge Miles Malleson, Carmichael is forced to jump in and starts swimming with a particularly prickly case. The experience teaches Carmichael how to bend and shape law to his advantage--and also how to curry favor with the public. Brothers in Law was based on a novel by Henry Cecil. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Brothers in Law
- Richard Attenborough - Henry Marshall
- Terry-Thomas - Alfred Green
- Miles Malleson - Kendall Grimes
- Raymond Huntley - Tatlock
- Nicholas Parsons - Charles Poole
- Irene Handl - Mrs. Potter
- Henry Longhurst - Roger's Father
- Kynaston Reeves - Judge Lawson
- Leslie Phillips - Shopman
- George Rose - Frost
- Ian Carmichael - Roger Thursby
- Jill Adams - Sally Smith
- Eric Barker - Alec Blair
- Olive Sloane - Mrs. Newent
- John Le Mesurier - Judge Ryman
- Basil Dignam - Judge Emery
- Edith Sharpe - Mrs. Thursby
- Kenneth Griffith - Undertaker
- Marianne Stone
- Brian Oulton - Solicitor
- Director(s):
- Roy Boulting
- Writer(s):
- Jeffrey Dell, Roy Boulting, Frank Harvey Jr.
- Producer(s):
- John Boulting
- 1957 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Most Promising Newcomer
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