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