Brothers in Law, The (1957)

The British Brothers in Law is a characteristically enjoyable Boulting-brother farce, again extracting humor out of the commonplace. Ian Carmichael stars as a novice attorney, full of notions but coming-on a bit too strong for his fellow lawyers. Thanks to the intervention of irascible judge Miles Malleson, Carmichael is forced to jump in and starts swimming with a particularly prickly case. The experience teaches Carmichael how to bend and shape law to his advantage–and also how to curry favor with the public.

Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Jill Adams, Miles Malleson

1957, B&W, 94 minutes