The Long Arm

1956 PG-13 1h 36m

6.9 / 10 23

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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.

Director Charles Frend

Writers

Robert Barr Janet Green

Stars

Jack Hawkins John Stratton Dorothy Alison

Police Constable in Information Room

Glyn Houston

Detective Sergeant in 'Q' car

Richard Leech

Nightwatchman / Gilson

Chief Superintendent Jim Malcolm

Detective Inspector at Chester

Ralph Truman

Colonel Blenkinsop

Ian Bannen

The Young Workman - Stanley James

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Maureen Davis

The Young Workman's Wife - Mrs. James

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John Warwick

Detective Inspector at Shipping Office

Joss Ambler

Cashier at Shipping Office

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Barry Keegan

Detective Constable in Hospital Ward

Police Constable Bates

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Warwick Ashton

Newspaper Circulation Manager

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Ursula Howells

Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson

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David Davies

Welsh Police Constable

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Julie Milton

Welsh Newsagent's Daughter

Meredith Edwards

Mr. Thomas

Harold Goodwin

Official at Somerset House

John Welsh

House Agent at Shepperton

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Gillian Webb

Housewife at Shepperton

Maureen Delaney

Mrs. Stevens, the daily help

Jameson Clark

Detective Superintendent Ogilvie

William Mervyn

Manager of Festival Hall

Vincent Ball

P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)

Richard Davies

Detective (uncredited)

Frazer Hines

Urchin (uncredited)

Stratford Johns

Constable (uncredited)

David Lodge

Detective at Car Lot (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Detective (uncredited)

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Frederick Treves

Detective tailing Creasey (uncredited)

Officer in Criminal Records Department (uncredited)

Detective (uncredited)

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Sonnie Wills

Mystery Crime Thriller

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John Chard 7 Aug 2016

8/10

The key is to follow the key! The Long Arm is directed by Charles Frend and written by Janet Green and Robert Barr. It stars Jack Hawkins, John Stratton, Dorothy Alison and Michael Brooke. Music is by Gerard Schurmann and cinematography by Gordon Dines. Detective-Superintendent Tom Halliday (Hawkins) heads up an investigation into a number of safe cracking robberies. Which in turn turns into...