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