The Long Arm
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The True Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Crime Busters!
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.
1956-06-01
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Cast
Director
Charles Frend
Jack Hawkins as Supt Tom Halliday
John Stratton as Sergeant Ward
Dorothy Alison as Mary Halliday
Sam Kydd as Police Constable in Information Room
Glyn Houston as Detective Sergeant in 'Q' car
Richard Leech as Nightwatchman / Gilson
Geoffrey Keen as Chief Superintendent Jim Malcolm
Sydney Tafler as Stone
Peter Burton as Creasey
George Rose as Slob
Arthur Rigby as Detective Inspector at Chester
Ralph Truman as Colonel Blenkinsop
Ian Bannen as The Young Workman - Stanley James
Joss Ambler as Cashier at Shipping Office
Barry Keegan as Detective Constable in Hospital Ward
Alec McCowen as House Surgeon
Harry Locke as Secondhand Dealer
Nicholas Parsons as Police Constable Bates
Meredith Edwards as Mr. Thomas
Harold Goodwin as Official at Somerset House
John Welsh as House Agent at Shepperton
Maureen Delaney as Mrs. Stevens, the daily help
Jameson Clark as Detective Superintendent Ogilvie
William Mervyn as Manager of Festival Hall
Vincent Ball as P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
Richard Davies as Detective (uncredited)
Frazer Hines as Urchin (uncredited)
Stratford Johns as Constable (uncredited)
David Lodge as Detective at Car Lot (uncredited)
Guy Standeven as Detective (uncredited)
Martin Wyldeck as Officer in Criminal Records Department (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths
George Holdcroft
Jack McNaughton
Robert Moor
John Paul
Pat Ryan