The Wrong Arm of the Law
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Duration Country United Kingdom | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Crime Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast (Pearly Gates), (Inspector Fred 'Nosey' Parker), (Nervous O'Toole), (Valerie), (Trainer King), (Jack Coombes) Similar movies No Good Deed , Let's Be Cops , Gone Baby Gone , Blackhat , Something Wild , Salt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard rodney bennett extracts from his score the wrong arm of the law 1963
The Wrong Arm of the Law is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Peter Sellers, Bernard Cribbins, Lionel Jeffries, John Le Mesurier and Bill Kerr. It was written in part by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and made by Romulus Films.
Contents
- Richard rodney bennett extracts from his score the wrong arm of the law 1963
- Plot
- Cast
- Production and reception
- References
The film opened at the Warner Theatre in London's West End on 14 March 1963.
Plot
In London, a gang of criminals from Australia led by Jack Coombes (Bill Kerr) impersonate policemen to carry out robberies. Local gang leader "Pearly" Gates (Sellers), who operates from the cover of a French couturier, finds his takings cut severely, and blames rival crook "Nervous" O'Toole (Bernard Cribbins). When it emerges that they are both being scammed by the same gang, they join forces, along with Lionel Jeffries' Police Inspector "Nosey" Parker, to bring the so-called "I.P.O. mob" (I.P.O. - Impersonating a Police Officer) to justice. Nanette Newman provides the love interest, the ubiquitous John Le Mesurier plays a senior policeman, and a young Michael Caine has a small and uncredited role as a young PC. Other uncredited roles include John Junkin (Maurice), Dennis Price (Educated Ernest), Cardew Robinson (Mailman), Dick Emery (Man in Flat 307), Mario Fabrizi (Van Driver), John Harvey (Police Station Sergeant), Harold Siddons (PC in Basement Garage), Jack Silk (Police Station PC), Derek Guyler (non-speaking PC at Scotland Yard), Gerald Sim (Airfield Official) and Marianne Stone (Woman in Front Row at Gangsters' Meeting).
Cast
Production and reception
Many of the robbery scenes were filmed around Uxbridge Moor. The film features an Aston Martin DB4 GT.
It was one of the 12 most popular films at the British box office in 1963.
References
The Wrong Arm of the Law WikipediaThe Wrong Arm of the Law IMDb The Wrong Arm of the Law themoviedb.org