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