Film

The Long Arm

1956 · 1h 36m

Mystery, Crime, Thriller

TMDB 6.9 · 24 votes

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.

Cast

Jack Hawkins
Supt Tom Halliday
John Stratton
Sergeant Ward
Dorothy Alison
Mary Halliday
Michael Brooke
Tony Halliday
Sam Kydd
Police Constable in Information Room
Glyn Houston
Detective Sergeant in 'Q' car
Richard Leech
Nightwatchman / Gilson
Newton Blick
Deputy Commander
Geoffrey Keen
Chief Superintendent Jim Malcolm
Sydney Tafler
Stone
Peter Burton
Creasey
George Rose
Slob