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