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