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