Ask a Policeman

Ask a Policeman

83 mins | Comedy | April 29, 1939

The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wave to save their jobs---and then find themselves involved in the real thing.

Ask a Policeman

83 mins | Comedy | April 29, 1939

Ask a Policeman
The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wave to save their jobs---and then find themselves involved in the real thing.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers
Original title Ask a Policeman
Directors Marcel Varnel
Writers Marriott Edgar, Val Guest, Sidney Gilliat

Cast

Will Hay

as Sergt. Dudfoot

Graham Moffatt

as Albert

Moore Marriott

as Harbottle

Glennis Lorimer

as Emily

Peter Gawthorne

as Chief Constable

Charles Oliver

as The Squire

Herbert Lomas

as Coastguard

Patrick Aherne

as Motorist

Cyril Chamberlain

as Radio Announcer

Noel Dainton

as Revenue Officer

Desmond Llewelyn

as Headless Coachman

Dave O'Toole

as Witness

Brian Worth

as Broadcasting Engineer