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The Wrong Arm of the Law
The Wrong Arm of the Law
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The Wrong Arm of the Law

1963
1h 34m
Crime
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1963

Runtime

1h 34m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Rent

1
Amazon Video

Buy

1
Amazon Video
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Storyline

"Meet the Mastermind Who Pulls the Strings in the Underworld...and all his mobs and dolls...filling the London fog with laughter and lunacy!!!"

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Mar 17, 1963
Digital Release
Jan 14, 2010
Languages
English
Director
Cliff Owen
Production
Robert Velaise Productions
Robert Velaise Productions
Romulus Films
Romulus Films
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

29 Cast Members

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Pearly Gates

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Inspector Fred 'Nosey' Parker

Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins

Nervous O'Toole

Nanette Newman

Nanette Newman

Valerie

Davy Kaye

Davy Kaye

Trainer King

Bill Kerr

Bill Kerr

Jack Coombes

Ed Devereaux

Ed Devereaux

Bluey May

Reg Lye

Reg Lye

Reg Denton

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Assistant Commissioner

Graham Stark

Graham Stark

Sid Cooper

Martin Boddey

Martin Boddey

Superintendent J.S. Forest

Irene Browne

Irene Browne

Dowager

Arthur Mullard

Arthur Mullard

Brassknuckles

Tutte Lemkow

Tutte Lemkow

Siggy Schmoltz

Dermot Kelly

Misery Martin

Vanda Godsell

Vanda Godsell

Annette

Barry Keegan

Alf

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Woman at Meeting (uncredited)

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Police Officer (uncredited)

Dennis Price

Dennis Price

Educated Ernest (uncredited)

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