Brothers in Law

Brothers in Law

94 mins | Comedy | March 4, 1957

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.

Brothers in Law

94 mins | Comedy | March 4, 1957

Brothers in Law
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Charter Film Productions
Original title Brothers in Law
Directors Philip Shipway, Roy Boulting
Writers Jeffrey Dell, Roy Boulting, Frank Harvey

Cast

Richard Attenborough

as Henry Marshall

Ian Carmichael

as Roger Thursby

Terry-Thomas

as Alfred Green

Jill Adams

as Sally Smith

Leslie Phillips

as Shop Assistant

Henry B. Longhurst

as Rev. Arthur Thursby

Edith Sharpe

as Mrs. Thursby

Eric Barker

as Alec Blair

Miles Malleson

as Kendall Grimes Q.C.

John Le Mesurier

as His Honour Judge Ryman

Irene Handl

as Mrs. Potter

Olive Sloane

as Mrs. Newent

Penny Morrell

as Rosalie Biddle

Stuart Saunders

as Major Biddle

Peggy Ann Clifford

as Mrs. Bristow

Nicholas Parsons

as Charles Poole

John Welsh

as Mr. Justice Fanshawe

Llewellyn Rees

as Farrant Q.C.

Raymond Huntley

as Tatlock Q.C.

Robert Raglan

as Cleaver

Everley Gregg

as Mrs. Barber

John Warren

as Mr. Venner

John Boxer

as Mr. Johnson

Wyndham Goldie

as Mr. Smith

Basil Dignam

as Mr. Justice Emery

Kynaston Reeves

as Mr. Justice Lawson

Kenneth Griffith

as Hearse Driver

Ian Wilson

as Hearse Attendant

John Schlesinger

as Assize Court Solicitor