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13 September 1957 (France)
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Roger Thursby is just starting out as a barrister, full of ideals but he is a bit too keen for his fellow lawyers. full summary | add synopsis
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Won BAFTA Film Award.
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Frightfully sorry old boy.
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Richard Attenborough | ... | Henry Marshall | |
| Ian Carmichael | ... | Roger Thursby | |
| Terry-Thomas | ... | Alfred Green | |
| Jill Adams | ... | Sally Smith | |
| Miles Malleson | ... | Kendall Grimes | |
| Raymond Huntley | ... | Tatlock | |
| Eric Barker | ... | Alec Blair | |
| Nicholas Parsons | ... | Charles Poole | |
| Kynaston Reeves | ... | Judge Lawson | |
| John Le Mesurier | ... | Judge Ryman | |
| Irene Handl | ... | Mrs. Potter | |
| Olive Sloane | ... | Mrs. Newen | |
| Edith Sharpe | ... | Mrs. Thursby | |
| Leslie Phillips | ... | Shopkeeper | |
| Brian Oulton | ... | Client |
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94 min
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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To aid the air of dishevelment surrounding Alfred Green, Terry-Thomas slept in his costume for a fortnight before filming, and rubbed at the suit-seams with a pumice stone.
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If all the characters in this film were not fictitious - it would be alarming!
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Followed by "Brothers in Law" (1962)
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Newly qualified and wet behind the ears barrister Roger Thursby joins his flatmate Henry Marshall as trainee at a London law firm. After a bout of confusion, Thursby finds himself defending a case and is hopelessly out of his depth. The only thing he wins is the scorn of the judge. Things are further compounded by the fact that both Roger and Henry have designs on pretty Sally Smith who lives on the top floor. But a chance encounter with 17 time offender Alfred Green is going to turn Roger's world upside down.
As British as Fish & Chips is Brothers In Law. Starring Richard Attenborough {Henry}, Ian Carmichael {Roger}, Terry-Thomas {Alfred Green} and brought to us by the supreme talents of Roy and John Boulting, it's a cheeky and harmful satire on the British wig wearing legal eagle's.
The film opens with Shakespeare's quote from Henry VI (Part 2), "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers," from there we follow the sprightly Carmichael as he bumbles his way thru a series of court encounters and a bad golf day with Judge Ryman {the irrepressible and elegant John Le Mesurier}. Aided by a nice sub-plot that sees Attenborough and Carmichael chase the delectable Jill Adams as Sally Smith, Brothers In Arms is really just unfussy film making. Things further gather a pace once Terry-Thomas arrives on the scene as Alfred Green. With a full head of hair and gap in tooth prominent as usual, the film, and Roger's fortunes considerably changes. It should be noted that Thomas is however only in the film for a very short time, and he doesn't turn up until past the hour mark. So fans of his should not expect a Terry-Thomas vehicle, in fact that the film is included in the Thomas Region 2 Collection Box Set is some what perplexing.
Other notable British stars such as Eric Barker, Nicholas Parsons, Irene Handl and Leslie Phillips pop up along the way. While Benjamin Frankel's music has that lovely plink plonk comedy feel to really aid the charm on offer. Based on the novel written by Henry Cecil {himself a judge}, Brothers In Arms achieves all it sets out to do. 7/10