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CrimeComedy

The Wrong Arm of the Law

- 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.

Release Date : 1963-03-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Robert Velaise ProductionsRomulus Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Peter Sellers

Character Name : Pearly Gates

Original Name : Peter Sellers

Gender : Male

Lionel Jeffries

Character Name : Inspector Fred 'Nosey' Parker

Original Name : Lionel Jeffries

Gender : Male

Bernard Cribbins

Character Name : Nervous O'Toole

Original Name : Bernard Cribbins

Gender : Male

Nanette Newman

Character Name : Valerie

Original Name : Nanette Newman

Gender : Female

Davy Kaye

Character Name : Trainer King

Original Name : Davy Kaye

Gender : Male

Bill Kerr

Character Name : Jack Coombes

Original Name : Bill Kerr

Gender : Male

Ed Devereaux

Character Name : Bluey May

Original Name : Ed Devereaux

Gender : Male

Reg Lye

Character Name : Reg Denton

Original Name : Reg Lye

Gender : Male

John Le Mesurier

Character Name : Assistant Commissioner

Original Name : John Le Mesurier

Gender : Male

Graham Stark

Character Name : Sid Cooper

Original Name : Graham Stark

Gender : Male

Martin Boddey

Character Name : Superintendent J.S. Forest

Original Name : Martin Boddey

Gender : Male

Irene Browne

Character Name : Dowager

Original Name : Irene Browne

Gender : Female

Arthur Mullard

Character Name : Brassknuckles

Original Name : Arthur Mullard

Gender : Male

Tutte Lemkow

Character Name : Siggy Schmoltz

Original Name : Tutte Lemkow

Gender : Male

Dermot Kelly

Character Name : Misery Martin

Original Name : Dermot Kelly

Gender : Male

Vanda Godsell

Character Name : Annette

Original Name : Vanda Godsell

Gender : Female

Barry Keegan

Character Name : Alf

Original Name : Barry Keegan

Gender : Male

Marianne Stone

Character Name : Woman at Meeting (uncredited)

Original Name : Marianne Stone

Gender : Female

Michael Caine

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Caine

Gender : Male

Dennis Price

Character Name : Educated Ernest (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis Price

Gender : Male

Dick Emery

Character Name : Adulterous Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Emery

Gender : Male

John Junkin

Character Name : Maurice (uncredited)

Original Name : John Junkin

Gender : Male

Cardew Robinson

Character Name : Postman (uncredited)

Original Name : Cardew Robinson

Gender : Male

Mario Fabrizi

Character Name : Van Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Mario Fabrizi

Gender : Male

John Harvey

Character Name : Sergeant at Police Station (uncredited)

Original Name : John Harvey

Gender : Male

Harold Siddons

Character Name : Police Constable in Garage (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Siddons

Gender : Male

Jack Silk

Character Name : Police Constable at Station (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Silk

Gender : Male

Deryck Guyler

Character Name : Police Constable at Scotland Yard (uncredited)

Original Name : Deryck Guyler

Gender : Male

Gerald Sim

Character Name : Airport Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Gerald Sim

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-01-16

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 ensues as both have to bury the hatchet and concoct a plan to entrap their rather shrewd, and well briefed, protagonists. The enormous sum of £500,000 is to be used as bait but what's the betting the plan goes pear-shaped? There's a good dynamic between Sellers and Jeffries here with a well paced and engagingly daft story unravelling over a quickly paced ninety minutes. Some familiar faces make up the supporting cast and the denouement - well I quite liked that! The humour is simple and uncomplicated, relying on some characterful performances and some spirited efforts on screen, and I did quite enjoy this.