The Long Arm
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.
Director Charles Frend
Cast
George Rose
Slob
Ian Bannen
The Young Workman - Stanley James
Maureen Delaney
Mrs. Stevens, the daily help
Fred Davis
Harry Locke
Secondhand Dealer
Peter Welch
CID Man (uncredited)
Dorothy Alison
Mary Halliday
Richard Leech
Nightwatchman / Gilson
Jameson Clark
Detective Superintendent Ogilvie
Richard Davies
Detective (uncredited)
Nicholas Parsons
Police Constable Bates
Jack McNaughton
Arthur Rigby
Detective Inspector at Chester
Meredith Edwards
Mr. Thomas
John Stratton
Sergeant Ward
Vincent Ball
P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
Peter Burton
Creasey
Maureen Davis
The Young Workman's Wife - Mrs. James
Frederick Treves
Detective tailing Creasey (uncredited)
Ralph Truman
Colonel Blenkinsop
Alec McCowen
House Surgeon
Roy Purcell
Meadows White
Sam Kydd
Police Constable in Information Room
Joss Ambler
Cashier at Shipping Office
John Paul
Geoffrey Keen
Chief Superintendent Jim Malcolm
David Davies
Welsh Police Constable
William Mervyn
Manager of Festival Hall
Stratford Johns
Constable (uncredited)
David Lodge
Detective at Car Lot (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Official at Somerset House
Guy Standeven
Detective (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths
George Holdcroft
Robert Moor
Jack Hawkins
Supt Tom Halliday
Glyn Houston
Detective Sergeant in 'Q' car
John Welsh
House Agent at Shepperton
Pat Ryan
Sydney Tafler
Stone
Barry Keegan
Detective Constable in Hospital Ward
Frazer Hines
Urchin (uncredited)
Martin Wyldeck
Officer in Criminal Records Department (uncredited)