Film
The Long Arm
1956· NR· 1h 36m· Crime· Mystery· Thriller
“The True Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Crime Busters!”
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.
1956-06-01
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Key Crew
DirectorCharles Frend
ScreenplayJanet Green
ProducerMichael Balcon
Director of PhotographyGordon Dines
Original Music ComposerGerard Schurmann
EditorGordon Stone
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 13 crew)
Details
Released1956-06-01
Runtime1h 36m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosEaling Studios
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating6.9/10 · 23 votes
Original languageen
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