The Long Arm
The True Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Crime Busters!
6.9
24 votes
June 1, 1956
1h 36m
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Overview
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.
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Cast
Jack Hawkins
Supt Tom Halliday
John Stratton
Sergeant Ward
Dorothy Alison
Mary HallidayM
Michael Brooke
Tony Halliday
Sam Kydd
Police Constable in Information Room
Glyn Houston
Detective Sergeant in 'Q' car
Richard Leech
Nightwatchman / GilsonN
Newton Blick
Deputy Commander
Geoffrey Keen
Chief Superintendent Jim Malcolm
Sydney Tafler
Stone
Peter Burton
Creasey
George Rose
Slob
Arthur Rigby
Detective Inspector at Chester
Ralph Truman
Colonel Blenkinsop
Ian Bannen
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