The Long Arm
The True Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Crime Busters!
Overview
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.
- Production
- Ealing Studios
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Cast
Jack Hawkins
Supt Tom Halliday
John Stratton
Sergeant Ward
Dorothy Alison
Mary Halliday
Sam Kydd
Police Constable in Information Room
Glyn Houston
Detective Sergeant in 'Q' car
Richard Leech
Nightwatchman / Gilson
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
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
Meredith Edwards
Mr. Thomas
Harold Goodwin
Official at Somerset House
Crew
- Director
- Charles Frend
- Writers
- Janet Green,Robert Barr
- Producers
- Michael Balcon
- Cinematography
- Gordon Dines
- Composer
- Gerard Schurmann
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John Chard
August 7, 2016
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 a murder investigation. Out of Ealing Studios, this is a little cracker of a police procedural d…