The Long Arm

1h 36m

Mystery Crime Thriller

6.9

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

Supt Tom Halliday

Police Constable in Information Room

Detective Sergeant in 'Q' car

Nightwatchman / Gilson

Deputy Commander

Chief Superintendent Jim Malcolm

Detective Inspector at Chester

Colonel Blenkinsop

The Young Workman - Stanley James

The Young Workman's Wife - Mrs. James

Detective Inspector at Shipping Office

Cashier at Shipping Office

Detective Constable in Hospital Ward

Secondhand Dealer

Nicholas Parsons

Police Constable Bates

Newspaper Circulation Manager

Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson

Welsh Police Constable

Welsh Newsagent's Daughter

Meredith Edwards

Official at Somerset House

House Agent at Shepperton

Housewife at Shepperton

Maureen Delaney

Mrs. Stevens, the daily help

Detective Superintendent Ogilvie

Manager of Festival Hall

P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)

Detective (uncredited)

Urchin (uncredited)

Stratford Johns

Constable (uncredited)

Detective at Car Lot (uncredited)

Detective (uncredited)

Frederick Treves

Detective tailing Creasey (uncredited)

CID Man (uncredited)

Officer in Criminal Records Department (uncredited)

Michael Collins

Aidan Harrington

George Holdcroft

Jack McNaughton

Charles Rayford

Anthony Richmond

Detective (uncredited)

Crew

Director of Photography

Thomas N. Morahan

Associate Producer

Anthony Mendleson

Gerard Schurmann

Original Music Composer

Still Photographer