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Law and Disorder (1940 film)

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'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.[http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?scale=0.33&sort=DateAscend&docLevel=FASCIMILE&prodId=TTDA&tabID=T003&searchId=&resultListType=RESULT_LIST¤tPosition=0&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28DA%2CNone%2C8%2919400607%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&fromPage=&inPS=true&userGroupName=kenlib&pageNumber=&docId=CS16987847¤tPosition=1&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS16987847&contentSet=LTO&callistoContentSet=&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&reformatPage=N&docPage=page&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&dp=&searchTypeName=AdvancedSearchForm&scale=0.33&orientation=0&lastPageIndex=4&navigation=true&fromPage=&pageIndex=4&previousPage=page&searchTypeName=AdvancedSearchForm&browseByDate=enable&prevNextIssue=enable The Times, 7 June 1940; pg. 4, col. 6: 'Picture Theatres - Gaumont: Law and Disorder'] Linked 2017-02-04

Cast



* Alastair Sim as Samuel Blight

* Diana Churchill as Janet Preston

* Barry K. Barnes as Larry Preston

* Edward Chapman as Inspector Bray

* Austin Trevor as Heinrichs

* Ruby Miller as Mrs Honeycombe

* Leo Genn

* Geoffrey Sumner

* Glen Alyn

* Torin Thatcher

* Carl Jaffe

* Cyril Smith

Critical reception



'TV Guide' rated the film 2 out of 4 stars, writing that "The plot is not much, but the script is packed with wisecracks and one-liners that give this picture some needed pizazz. Enjoyable on its own level."

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