The Wrong Arm of the Law poster

The Wrong Arm of the Law( 1963)

TV-MACrimeComedy
64%
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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!!!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Peter Sellers

      Pearly Gates

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      Lionel Jeffries

      Inspector Fred 'Nosey' Parker

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      Bernard Cribbins

      Nervous O'Toole

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      Nanette Newman

      Valerie

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      Davy Kaye

      Trainer King

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      Bill Kerr

      Jack Coombes

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      Ed Devereaux

      Bluey May

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      Reg Lye

      Reg Denton

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      John Le Mesurier

      Assistant Commissioner

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      Graham Stark

      Sid Cooper

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      Martin Boddey

      Superintendent J.S. Forest

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      Irene Browne

      Dowager

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      Arthur Mullard

      Brassknuckles

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      Tutte Lemkow

      Siggy Schmoltz

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      Dermot Kelly

      Misery Martin

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      Vanda Godsell

      Annette

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      Barry Keegan

      Alf

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      Marianne Stone

      Woman at Meeting (uncredited)

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      Michael Caine

      Police Officer (uncredited)

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      Dennis Price

      Educated Ernest (uncredited)

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      Dick Emery

      Adulterous Man (uncredited)

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      John Junkin

      Maurice (uncredited)

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      Cardew Robinson

      Postman (uncredited)

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      Mario Fabrizi

      Van Driver (uncredited)

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      John Harvey

      Sergeant at Police Station (uncredited)

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      Harold Siddons

      Police Constable in Garage (uncredited)

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      Jack Silk

      Police Constable at Station (uncredited)

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      Deryck Guyler

      Police Constable at Scotland Yard (uncredited)

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      Gerald Sim

      Airport Official (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Jan 16 2024
    Ostensibly, "Pearly Gates" (Peter Sellers) is a French couturier selling posh frocks, but we know in reality he's a crook. Imagine his chagrin when his latest crime falls foul of the police! Imagine how much worse it gets when he discovers that it wasn't the police at all, but a gang who "IPO" (Impersonate Police Officers). That's below the belt! Meantime, the rather supercilious police inspector "Parker" (Lionel Jeffries) starts to get embroiled in this too as his bosses don't much like the idea that there are fake officers out there robbing with impunity. The most unlikely of truces now ensue...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • london, england
    • robbery
    • police
    • bank robber
    • dark comedy
    • black humor
    • impostor
    • informant
    • disguise
    • policeman