The Long Arm
The True Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Crime Busters!
96 mins
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.
Michael Brooke
Tony Halliday
Newton Blick
Deputy Commander
Maureen Davis
The Young Workman's Wife - Mrs. James
Barry Keegan
Detective Constable in Hospital Ward
Warwick Ashton
Newspaper Circulation Manager
David Davies
Welsh Police Constable
Julie Milton
Welsh Newsagent's Daughter
Gillian Webb
Housewife at Shepperton
Frederick Treves
Detective tailing Creasey (uncredited)
Peter Welch
CID Man (uncredited)
Harry Frampton
Makeup Artist
Daphne Martin
Hairstylist
Gerard Schurmann
Original Music Composer
Gordon Dines
Director of Photography
Anthony Mendleson
Costume Design
Edward Carrick
Art Direction
Thomas N. Morahan
Associate Producer
Roy Gough
Still Photographer
Gordon Stone
Editor
Robert Barr
Screenplay