The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)

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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.

Released: 1963-03-17
Genres: Crime, Comedy
Runtime: 1h 34m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 47 votes

Directed by Cliff Owen.

Top cast

Peter Sellers as Pearly Gates
Lionel Jeffries as Inspector Fred 'Nosey' Parker
Bernard Cribbins as Nervous O'Toole
Nanette Newman as Valerie
Davy Kaye as Trainer King
Bill Kerr as Jack Coombes
Ed Devereaux as Bluey May
Reg Lye as Reg Denton
John Le Mesurier as Assistant Commissioner
Graham Stark as Sid Cooper

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Wrong Arm of the Law

United States: stream on BFI Player Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube

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