Brothers in Law

Name: Brothers in Law
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1957-06-07
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Henry B. Longhurst, Edith Sharpe, Ian Carmichael

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1h 34m

6.5/10

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Comedy

Roger Thursby is just starting out as a barrister, full of ideals, but he is a bit too keen for his fellow lawyers.Roger Thursby is just starting out as a barrister, full of ideals, but he is a bit too keen for his fellow lawyers.Roger Thursby is just starting out as a barrister, full of ideals, but he is a bit too keen for his fellow lawyers.

6.5/10

397

Director
- Roy Boulting
Writers
- Frank Harvey(screenplay)
- Jeffrey Dell(screenplay)
- Roy Boulting(screenplay)
Stars

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Won 1 BAFTA Film Award
- 1 win total

Ian Carmichael and Nicholas Parsons in Brothers in Law (1957)

Miles Malleson in Brothers in Law (1957)

Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael, Penny Morrell, and Nicholas Parsons in Brothers in Law (1957)

Ian Carmichael and Penny Morrell in Brothers in Law (1957)

Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael, and Terry-Thomas in Brothers in Law (1957)

Director
- Roy Boulting
Writers
- Frank Harvey(screenplay)
- Jeffrey Dell(screenplay)
- Roy Boulting(screenplay)
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Newly qualified barrister Roger Thursby joins his flatmate as a trainee at a London law firm. Thrown in at the deep end by the absent-minded senior partner, his first few appearances in court border on the disastrous as he encounters a succession of cantankerous judges. —Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Taglines
- And NOW - it's the lid off the LAW!
Genre
- Comedy
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
To aid the air of dishevelment surrounding Alfred Green, Terry-Thomas slept in his costume for a fortnight (two weeks) before filming, and rubbed at the suit-seams with a pumice stone.

Quotes
Clerk: You start with a blue robing bag, sir. Then if you do good work for counsel, he'll give you a red one. If at the end of seven years you haven't been given a red bag - use a suitcase.

Crazy credits
Closing credits epilogue: IF ALL THE CHARACTERS IN THIS FILM WERE NOT FICTITIOUS - IT WOULD BE ALARMING.

Connections
Edited into Heroes of Comedy: Terry-Thomas (1995)

Soundtracks
The Very Thought Of You
Performed by Ray Noble
[Played in background as Richard Attenborough and Jill Adams dance.]

Top review

10/10

A Gem of a Film.

This is a delightful, gentle, warm and witty little piece of old England. Public school accents, sedate lives and endless good manners all provide a wonderful antidote to the trash Hollywood is currently creating at a million times the cost! The stars are worth watching just because of who they are...Ian Carmichael, Terry~Thomas, Dickie Attenborough, Nicholas Parsons and the incomparable John LeMesurier. Select a soggy November day in England, get a cup of cocoa, don the fluffiest slippers possible and watch this with complete escapist delight.

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