

The Long Arm
1 hour 36 minutes1956-06-01
7.0
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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.
Cast

Jack Hawkins
Supt Tom Halliday

John Stratton
Sergeant Ward

Dorothy Alison
Mary Halliday

Michael Brooke
Tony Halliday

Sam Kydd
Police Constable in Information Room

Glyn Houston
Detective Sergeant in 'Q' car

Richard Leech
Nightwatchman / Gilson

Newton Blick
Deputy Commander

Geoffrey Keen
Chief Superintendent Jim Malcolm

Sydney Tafler
Stone

Peter Burton
Creasey

George Rose
Slob

Arthur Rigby
Detective Inspector at Chester

Ralph Truman
Colonel Blenkinsop

Ian Bannen
The Young Workman - Stanley James

Maureen Davis
The Young Workman's Wife - Mrs. James

John Warwick
Detective Inspector at Shipping Office

Joss Ambler
Cashier at Shipping Office

Barry Keegan
Detective Constable in Hospital Ward

Alec McCowen
House Surgeon

Harry Locke
Secondhand Dealer

Nicholas Parsons
Police Constable Bates

Warwick Ashton
Newspaper Circulation Manager

Ursula Howells
Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson

David Davies
Welsh Police Constable

Julie Milton
Welsh Newsagent's Daughter

Meredith Edwards
Mr. Thomas

Harold Goodwin
Official at Somerset House

John Welsh
House Agent at Shepperton

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)

Frederick Treves
Detective tailing Creasey (uncredited)

Peter Welch
CID Man (uncredited)

Martin Wyldeck
Officer in Criminal Records Department (uncredited)

Dennis Carnell

Edward Cast

Michael Collins

Fred Davis

Jack Dearlove

Robert Gregory

Fred Griffiths

Patrick Halpin

Aidan Harrington

George Holdcroft

Lindsay Hooper

Arthur Howell

Colin McKenzie

Jack McNaughton

Robert Moor

Fred Nicholas

John Paul

Roy Purcell

Charles Rayford

Anthony Richmond

Pat Ryan

Philip Stewart

Meadows White

John Wilder
