The Long Arm
1956Scotland 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.
Acted in
Jack Hawkins
as Supt Tom Halliday
John Stratton
as Sergeant Ward
Dorothy Alison
as Mary Halliday
Michael Brooke
as Tony Halliday
Sam Kydd
as Police Constable in Information Room
Glyn Houston
as Detective Sergeant in 'Q' car
Richard Leech
as Nightwatchman / Gilson
Newton Blick
as Deputy Commander
Geoffrey Keen
as Chief Superintendent Jim Malcolm
Sydney Tafler
as Stone
Peter Burton
as Creasey
George Rose
as Slob
Arthur Rigby
as Detective Inspector at Chester
Ralph Truman
as Colonel Blenkinsop
Ian Bannen
as The Young Workman - Stanley James
Maureen Davis
as The Young Workman's Wife - Mrs. James
John Warwick
as Detective Inspector at Shipping Office
Joss Ambler
as Cashier at Shipping Office
Barry Keegan
as Detective Constable in Hospital Ward
Alec McCowen
as House Surgeon
Harry Locke
as Secondhand Dealer
Nicholas Parsons
as Police Constable Bates
Warwick Ashton
as Newspaper Circulation Manager
Ursula Howells
as Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
David Davies
as Welsh Police Constable
Julie Milton
as Welsh Newsagent's Daughter
Meredith Edwards
as Mr. Thomas
Harold Goodwin
as Official at Somerset House
John Welsh
as House Agent at Shepperton
Gillian Webb
as Housewife at Shepperton
Maureen Delaney
as Mrs. Stevens, the daily help
Jameson Clark
as Detective Superintendent Ogilvie
William Mervyn
as Manager of Festival Hall
Vincent Ball
as P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
Richard Davies
as Detective (uncredited)
Frazer Hines
as Urchin (uncredited)
Stratford Johns
as Constable (uncredited)
David Lodge
as Detective at Car Lot (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
as Detective (uncredited)
Frederick Treves
as Detective tailing Creasey (uncredited)
Peter Welch
as CID Man (uncredited)
Martin Wyldeck
as Officer in Criminal Records Department (uncredited)
Dennis Carnell
Edward Cast
Michael Collins
Fred Davis
Jack Dearlove
Robert Gregory
Fred Griffiths
Patrick Halpin
Aidan Harrington
George Holdcroft
Lindsay Hooper
Arthur Howell
Colin McKenzie
Jack McNaughton
Robert Moor
Fred Nicholas
John Paul
Roy Purcell
Charles Rayford
Anthony Richmond
Pat Ryan
Philip Stewart
Meadows White
John Wilder
Sonnie Wills
