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1963 · 94 min

The Wrong Arm of the Law

Crime · Comedy

Plot

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Ernest Steward

Director of Photography

Alan Simpson

Writer

Ray Galton

Writer

Cliff Owen

Director

John Antrobus

Writer

Len Heath

Screenplay

John Warren

Screenplay

Aubrey Baring

Producer

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