Movie·1963·1h 34m
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Meet the Mastermind Who Pulls the Strings in the Underworld...and all his mobs and dolls...filling the London fog with laughter and lunacy!!!
Directed By
Cliff Owen
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upsets the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.
Written By
Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, John Antrobus
Producer
Aubrey Baring, Robert Velaise
Cinematography
Ernest Steward
Editor
Tristam Cones
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
47 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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// cast
Cast
Peter Sellers
Pearly Gates
Lionel Jeffries
Inspector Fred 'Nosey' Parker
Bernard Cribbins
Nervous O'Toole
Nanette Newman
Valerie
Davy Kaye
Trainer King
Bill Kerr
Jack Coombes
Ed Devereaux
Bluey May
Reg Lye
Reg Denton
John Le Mesurier
Assistant Commissioner
Graham Stark
Sid Cooper
Martin Boddey
Superintendent J.S. Forest
Irene Browne
Dowager
Arthur Mullard
Brassknuckles
Tutte Lemkow
Siggy Schmoltz
Dermot Kelly
Misery Martin
Vanda Godsell
Annette
Barry Keegan
Alf
Marianne Stone
Woman at Meeting (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Cliff Owen
Director
Ray Galton
Writer
Alan Simpson
Writer
John Antrobus
Writer
Ernest Steward
Director of Photography
Tristam Cones
Editor
John Warren
Screenplay
Len Heath
Screenplay
Aubrey Baring
Producer
Robert Velaise
Executive Producer
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