The Long Arm

The Long Arm (1956)

The True Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Crime Busters!

  • Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1956-06-01
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 17 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Ealing Studios
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Charles Frend
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Summary

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.

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  • Jack Hawkins

    as Supt Tom Halliday

  • John Stratton

    as Sergeant Ward

  • Dorothy Alison

    as Mary Halliday

  • Michael Brooke

    as Tony Halliday

  • Sam Kydd

    as Police Constable in Information Room

  • Glyn Houston

    as Detective Sergeant in 'Q' car

  • Richard Leech

    as Nightwatchman / Gilson

  • Newton Blick

    as Deputy Commander

  • 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

  • Maureen Davis

    as The Young Workman's Wife - Mrs. James

  • John Warwick

    as Detective Inspector at Shipping Office

  • 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

  • Warwick Ashton

    as Newspaper Circulation Manager

  • Ursula Howells

    as Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson

  • David Davies

    as Welsh Police Constable

  • Julie Milton

    as Welsh Newsagent's Daughter

  • Meredith Edwards

    as Mr. Thomas

  • Harold Goodwin

    as Official at Somerset House

  • John Welsh

    as House Agent at Shepperton

  • Gillian Webb

    as Housewife 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)

  • Frederick Treves

    as Detective tailing Creasey (uncredited)

  • Peter Welch

    as CID Man (uncredited)

  • Martin Wyldeck

    as Officer in Criminal Records Department (uncredited)

  • Dennis Carnell

    as

  • Edward Cast

    as

  • Michael Collins

    as

  • Fred Davis

    as

  • Jack Dearlove

    as

  • Robert Gregory

    as

  • Fred Griffiths

    as

  • Patrick Halpin

    as

  • Aidan Harrington

    as

  • George Holdcroft

    as

  • Lindsay Hooper

    as

  • Arthur Howell

    as

  • Colin McKenzie

    as

  • Jack McNaughton

    as

  • Robert Moor

    as

  • Fred Nicholas

    as

  • John Paul

    as

  • Roy Purcell

    as

  • Charles Rayford

    as

  • Anthony Richmond

    as

  • Pat Ryan

    as

  • Philip Stewart

    as

  • Meadows White

    as

  • John Wilder

    as

  • Sonnie Wills

    as
Directing Charles Frend Director
Sound Gerard Schurmann Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Daphne Martin Hairstylist
Camera Gordon Dines Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Harry Frampton Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Anthony Mendleson Costume Design
Art Edward Carrick Art Direction
Production Thomas N. Morahan Associate Producer
Camera Roy Gough Still Photographer
Writing Janet Green Screenplay
Production Michael Balcon Producer
Writing Robert Barr Screenplay
Editing Gordon Stone Editor

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