Law and Disorder (1940)
On the eve of WWII a young defence lawyer, assisted by his wife, invaigles his way into a gang of foreign saboteurs. Comedy thriller, ably executed by a satisfactory cast.
- Date of release
- 1940-07-06
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Director
- David MacDonald
Casting
- Alastair Sim — Samuel Blight
- Barry K. Barnes — Larry Preston
- Diana Churchill — Janet Preston
- Edward Chapman — Detective Inspector Bray
- Ruby Miller — Mrs. Honeycombe
- Austin Trevor — Heinreks
- Leo Genn — Another Agent
- Geoffrey Sumner — Detective Delacroix
- Glen Alyn — Agent Posing as Reporter
- Torin Thatcher — Karl Bergsen
- Carl Jaffe — Foreign Agent
- Cathleen Nesbitt — Miss. Sampson
Interesting facts
Law and Disorder is a 1940 British second feature ('B') comedy crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Alastair Sim, Diana Churchill and Barry K. Barnes. It was written by Roger MacDougall.
Production
The film was made at Highbury Studios, with sets designed by art director James A. Carter.
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