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The Long Arm

1956
Directed byCharles Frend
1h 36m

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.

CAST
Jack HawkinsSupt Tom HallidayJohn StrattonSergeant WardDorothy Alison
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GENRES
MysteryCrimeThriller
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.9

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