On the Beat

Norman wants to be a policeman like his father was, but he fails the height test (amongst others). One day, he gets out his father's old uniform and walks the beat. This leads to a level of chaos that only Norman could cause.

On the Beat is a 1963 comedy movie directed by Robert Asher, starring Raymond Huntley, Jennifer Jayne, David Lodge. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 1,160 votes and runs 1h 41m.