The Long Arm (1956)
The Long Arm is a 1956 mystery movie directed by Charles Frend, with a running time of 1h 36m. It stars Jack Hawkins, John Stratton and Dorothy Alison.
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.
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Cast
- 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