The Long Arm
Film195696 min6.9/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Charles Frend
The True Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Crime Busters!
The story
Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It is known in the US as The Third Key.
Cast & crew
Jack HawkinsSupt Tom Halliday
John StrattonSergeant Ward
Dorothy AlisonMary HallidayMichael Brooke
Michael BrookeTony Halliday
Sam KyddPolice Constable in Information Room
Glyn HoustonDetective Sergeant in 'Q' car
Richard LeechNightwatchman / GilsonNewton Blick
Newton BlickDeputy Commander
Geoffrey KeenChief Superintendent Jim Malcolm
Sydney TaflerStone
Peter BurtonCreasey
George RoseSlobExplore the crew
- Director
- Charles Frend
- Original Music Composer
- Gerard Schurmann
- Director of Photography
- Gordon Dines
- Screenplay
- Janet Green
- Screenplay
- Robert Barr
- Producer
- Michael Balcon
- Editor
- Gordon Stone