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