Law and Disorder (1940)
1h 14m
Running Time
July 6, 1940Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Cyril Smith
Barber
James Harcourt
Judge
Roger MacDougall
Screenplay
David MacDonald
Director
Ernest Palmer
Cinematographer
K.C. Alexander
Producer
Francis Chagrin
Music
Ernest Palmer
Director of Photography
Douglas Myers
Editor
James A. Carter
Art Direction
Louis London
Production Manager
George Pollock
Assistant Director
Details.
Wiki.
Law and Disorder is a 1940 British comedy crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Alastair Sim, Diana Churchill and Barry K. Barnes. The screenplay concerns a young solicitor who defends a number of petty criminals accused of sabotage. The film was made at Highbury Studios, with sets designed by art director James A. Carter.
The film premiered at Gaumont Haymarket in London on 7 June 1940.