The Long Arm

The Long Arm (1956)

The True Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Crime Busters!

  • Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1956-06-01
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 17 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Ealing Studios
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Charles Frend
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Summary

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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  • Jack Hawkins

    as Supt Tom Halliday

  • John Stratton

    as Sergeant Ward

  • Dorothy Alison

    as Mary Halliday

  • Michael Brooke

    as Tony Halliday

  • Sam Kydd

    as Police Constable in Information Room

  • Glyn Houston

    as Detective Sergeant in 'Q' car

  • Richard Leech

    as Nightwatchman / Gilson

  • Newton Blick

    as Deputy Commander

  • Geoffrey Keen

    as Chief Superintendent Jim Malcolm

  • Sydney Tafler

    as Stone

  • Peter Burton

    as Creasey

  • George Rose

    as Slob

  • Arthur Rigby

    as Detective Inspector at Chester

  • Ralph Truman

    as Colonel Blenkinsop

  • Ian Bannen

    as The Young Workman - Stanley James

  • Maureen Davis

    as The Young Workman's Wife - Mrs. James

  • John Warwick

    as Detective Inspector at Shipping Office

  • Joss Ambler

    as Cashier at Shipping Office

  • Barry Keegan

    as Detective Constable in Hospital Ward

  • Alec McCowen

    as House Surgeon

  • Harry Locke

    as Secondhand Dealer

  • Nicholas Parsons

    as Police Constable Bates

  • Warwick Ashton

    as Newspaper Circulation Manager

  • Ursula Howells

    as Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson

  • David Davies

    as Welsh Police Constable

  • Julie Milton

    as Welsh Newsagent's Daughter

  • Meredith Edwards

    as Mr. Thomas

  • Harold Goodwin

    as Official at Somerset House

  • John Welsh

    as House Agent at Shepperton

  • Gillian Webb

    as Housewife at Shepperton

  • Maureen Delaney

    as Mrs. Stevens, the daily help

  • Jameson Clark

    as Detective Superintendent Ogilvie

  • William Mervyn

    as Manager of Festival Hall

  • Vincent Ball

    as P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)

  • Richard Davies

    as Detective (uncredited)

  • Frazer Hines

    as Urchin (uncredited)

  • Stratford Johns

    as Constable (uncredited)

  • David Lodge

    as Detective at Car Lot (uncredited)

  • Guy Standeven

    as Detective (uncredited)

  • Frederick Treves

    as Detective tailing Creasey (uncredited)

  • Peter Welch

    as CID Man (uncredited)

  • Martin Wyldeck

    as Officer in Criminal Records Department (uncredited)

  • Dennis Carnell

    as

  • Edward Cast

    as

  • Michael Collins

    as

  • Fred Davis

    as

  • Jack Dearlove

    as

  • Robert Gregory

    as

  • Fred Griffiths

    as

  • Patrick Halpin

    as

  • Aidan Harrington

    as

  • George Holdcroft

    as

  • Lindsay Hooper

    as

  • Arthur Howell

    as

  • Colin McKenzie

    as

  • Jack McNaughton

    as

  • Robert Moor

    as

  • Fred Nicholas

    as

  • John Paul

    as

  • Roy Purcell

    as

  • Charles Rayford

    as

  • Anthony Richmond

    as

  • Pat Ryan

    as

  • Philip Stewart

    as

  • Meadows White

    as

  • John Wilder

    as

  • Sonnie Wills

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Directing Charles Frend Director
Sound Gerard Schurmann Original Music Composer
Camera Gordon Dines Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Harry Frampton Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Daphne Martin Hairstylist
Production Thomas N. Morahan Associate Producer
Art Edward Carrick Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Anthony Mendleson Costume Design
Camera Roy Gough Still Photographer
Writing Janet Green Screenplay
Writing Robert Barr Screenplay
Production Michael Balcon Producer
Editing Gordon Stone Editor

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