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