Henry Longhurst
Rev. Arthur Thursby
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Brothers in Law is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas and Jill Adams. [1] The film is one of the Boulting brothers successful series of institutional satires that begun with Private's Progress in 1956. [2] It is an adaptation of the 1955 novel Brothers in Law by ...
Brothers in Law: Directed by Roy Boulting. With Henry B. Longhurst, Edith Sharpe, Ian Carmichael, Henry Hewitt. Roger Thursby is just starting out as a barrister, full of ideals, but he is a bit too keen in the opinion of his fellow lawyers.
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- Comedy
- Roy Boulting
- 1957-06-07
Oct 23, 2018 · Brothers In Law (1957) Publication date. 1957. Topics. Comedy. Roger Thursby is just starting out as a barrister, full of ideals but he is a bit too keen for his fellow lawyers. Addeddate.
- 94 min
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Duration. 1h 34m. Sound. Mono (RCA Sound System) Color. Black and White. 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.
- Roy Boulting
- Richard Attenborough
Roger Thursby is an overly keen, newly-qualified barrister who rubs his fellow barristers up the wrong way. When he is thrown in at the deep-end, with a particularly hot-tempered judge and tricky case, Thursby learns how to prove himself not only to the judge and fellow barristers but also to the public gallery. Roy Boulting. Director, Screenplay.
Review by tottituominen ★★½. "Brothers in Law" presents itself as a lighthearted legal comedy, but ultimately fails to deliver the belly laughs or that many memorable moments one might expect from the genre. This film is a harmless one and amusing at best. Certainly not a bad film though. Set in the world of British law, the film follows ...
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