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