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The Wrong Arm of the Law

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!!!

19636.61h 34m

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.

Directed by Cliff Owen
Written by Alan Simpson, Ray Galton, John Antrobus
Produced by Aubrey Baring
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Top Cast

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Pearly Gates

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Inspector Fred 'Nosey' Parker

Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins

Nervous O'Toole

Nanette Newman

Nanette Newman

Valerie

Davy Kaye

Davy Kaye

Trainer King

Bill Kerr

Bill Kerr

Jack Coombes

Ed Devereaux

Ed Devereaux

Bluey May

Reg Lye

Reg Lye

Reg Denton

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Assistant Commissioner

Graham Stark

Graham Stark

Sid Cooper

Themes & Keywords

london, englandrobberypolicebank robberdark comedyblack humorimpostorinformantdisguisepoliceman

About The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law is a crime, comedy film released in 1963 exploring themes of london, england, robbery, police, bank robber, dark comedy, black humor. Directed by Cliff Owen, it stars Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins. 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.

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