Summary
The Long Arm is a British film first released in 1956,
directed by Charles Frend.
The film stars Jack Hawkins, John Stratton, Dorothy Alison, Michael Brooke and Sam Kydd.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Charles Frend
- Script: Robert Barr, Campbell Christie, Dorothy Christie, Janet Green
- Photo: Gordon Dines
- Music: Gerard Schurmann
- Cast: Jack Hawkins (Supt Tom Halliday), John Stratton (Sgt Ward), Dorothy Alison (Mary Halliday), Michael Brooke (Tony Halliday), Sam Kydd (Police Operator (opening shots)), Glyn Houston (Sgt), Richard Leech (Gilson, the burglar), Newton Blick (Detective Commander Harris), Geoffrey Keen (Chief Superintendant Malcolm), Sydney Tafler (Mr. Stone), Peter Burton (Mr. Creasey), George Rose (Slob, the informer), Arthur Rigby (Detective-Inspector at Chester), Ralph Truman (Colonel Blenkinsop), Ian Bannen (Workman, Hit and Run Victim.), Maureen Davis (Workman’s Wife), John Warwick (Detective at Shipping Office), Joss Ambler (Shipping office cashier), Barry Keegan (Detective-Constable in Hospital Ward), Alec McCowen (Hospital Doctor), Harry Locke (Junk Dealer), Nicholas Parsons (Constable Bates), Warwick Ashton (Newspaper Editor), Ursula Howells (Mrs. Elliott (Mrs. Gilson)), Meredith Edwards (Thomas, garage owner), Julie Milton (Welsh Newspaper Vendor), Harold Goodwin (Somerset House official), John Welsh (Shepperton Real Estate Agent), Gillian Webb (Housewife), Maureen Delaney (Mrs. Stevens, housecleaner), Jameson Clark (Detective Ogilvie, fraud division), William Mervyn (Manager of the Royal Festival Hall), Stratford Johns (Constable), Vincent Ball (P.C. at Hospital.), David Davies (P.C.in newsagent shop.), Richard Davies (Detective.), Fred Griffiths (Barman.), David Lodge (Detective Car Lot.), John Paul (Police Radio Operator), Frederick Treves (Detective Tailing Creasey.), Peter Welch (CID Man)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 96 min; B&W
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