The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law

94 mins | Crime, Comedy | March 17, 1963

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 upset's 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.

The Wrong Arm of the Law

94 mins | Crime, Comedy | March 17, 1963

The Wrong Arm of the Law
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 upset's 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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Romulus Films, Robert Velaise Productions
Original title The Wrong Arm of the Law
Directors Cliff Owen
Writers Alan Simpson, Ray Galton, John Antrobus

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

Martin Boddey

as Superintendent J.S. Forest

Irene Browne

as Dowager

Arthur Mullard

as Brassknuckles

Marianne Stone

as Woman at Meeting

Tutte Lemkow

as Siggy Schmoltz