The Long Arm

The Long Arm
1956MysteryDrama96 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 popul... read more

  • Charles Frend

    Director

  • Janet Green

    Screenplay

  • Robert Barr

    Screenplay

  • Gordon Stone

    Editor

  • 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

  • Arthur Rigby

    Detective Inspector at Chester

  • Ralph Truman

    Colonel Blenkinsop

  • Ian Bannen

    The Young Workman - Stanley James

  • Maureen Davis

    The Young Workman's Wife - Mrs. James

  • John Warwick

    Detective Inspector at Shipping Office

  • Joss Ambler

    Cashier at Shipping Office

  • Barry Keegan

    Detective Constable in Hospital Ward

  • Alec McCowen

    House Surgeon

  • Harry Locke

    Secondhand Dealer

  • Nicholas Parsons

    Police Constable Bates

  • Warwick Ashton

    Newspaper Circulation Manager

  • Ursula Howells

    Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson

  • David Davies

    Welsh Police Constable

  • Julie Milton

    Welsh Newsagent's Daughter

  • Meredith Edwards

    Mr. Thomas

  • Harold Goodwin

    Official at Somerset House

  • John Welsh

    House Agent at Shepperton

  • Gillian Webb

    Housewife at Shepperton

  • Maureen Delaney

    Mrs. Stevens, the daily help

  • Jameson Clark

    Detective Superintendent Ogilvie

  • William Mervyn

    Manager of Festival Hall

  • Vincent Ball

    P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)

  • Richard Davies

    Detective (uncredited)

  • Frazer Hines

    Urchin (uncredited)

  • Stratford Johns

    Constable (uncredited)

  • David Lodge

    Detective at Car Lot (uncredited)

  • Guy Standeven

    Detective (uncredited)

  • Frederick Treves

    Detective tailing Creasey (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    96 minutes

    Released

    1956-06-01

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    The Rank Organisation

    Ealing Studios

    Sound

  • Gerard Schurmann

    Music

    • Updated

    694 days ago

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