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  • The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
  • Unrated
    94 min | Comedy, Crime
The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
Unrated
94 min | Comedy, Crime

In London, Australian gangsters disguised as Bobbies rob the local criminals, making the panicked British mobsters seek an alliance with Scotland Yard in order to eliminate the foreign competition and return things to "normal".
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Director
Writers
Ray Galton (written by) | Alan Simpson (written by) | John Antrobus (written by) | John Warren (screenplay) & 3 more
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Cinematographer
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Updated Mar 29, 1963

Release date
Apr 2, 1963 (United States)

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Cast

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59 cast members
Name Known for
Peter Sellers
Pearly Gates Pearly Gates   See fewer
Lionel Jeffries
Inspector Parker Inspector Parker   See fewer
Bernard Cribbins
Nervous O'Toole Nervous O'Toole   See fewer
Davy Kaye
Trainer King Trainer King   See fewer
Nanette Newman
Valerie Valerie   See fewer
Bill Kerr
Jack Coombes Jack Coombes   See fewer
Ed Devereaux
Bluey May Bluey May   See fewer
Reg Lye
Reg Denton Reg Denton   See fewer
John Le Mesurier
Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner   See fewer
Graham Stark
Sid Cooper Sid Cooper   See fewer
Martin Boddey
Superintendent Forest Superintendent Forest   See fewer
Irene Browne
Dowager Dowager   See fewer
Arthur Mullard
Brassknuckles Brassknuckles   See fewer
Dermot Kelly
Misery Martin Misery Martin   See fewer
Vanda Godsell
Annette Annette   See fewer
Tutte Lemkow
Siggy Schmoltz Siggy Schmoltz   See fewer
Anthony Baird
Police Sergeant Jones - Squad Car Officer (uncredited) Police Sergeant Jones - Squad Car Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
John Barrard
Oppenheimer (uncredited) Oppenheimer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Brady
Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited) Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Caine
Police Station PC (uncredited) Police Station PC (uncredited)   See fewer
George Lane Cooper
Gang Member (uncredited) Gang Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Maxwell Craig
Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited) Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Reggie de Beer
Fashion Show Attendee (uncredited) Fashion Show Attendee (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Emery
Man in Flat 307 (uncredited) Man in Flat 307 (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Evans
Undercover Policeman at Roadblock (uncredited) Undercover Policeman at Roadblock (uncredited)   See fewer
Mario Fabrizi
Van Driver (uncredited) Van Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Faulkner
Squad Car Policeman Using Radio (uncredited) Squad Car Policeman Using Radio (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernest Fennemore
Policeman at Raid on Flats (uncredited) Policeman at Raid on Flats (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Gibbons
Snatch (uncredited) Snatch (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Gilliard
Guest at Fashion Show (uncredited) Guest at Fashion Show (uncredited)   See fewer
Alex Graham
Crook at Meeting (uncredited) Crook at Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Patrick Halpin
City Gent (uncredited) City Gent (uncredited)   See fewer
John Harvey
Police Station Sergeant (uncredited) Police Station Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Henry
Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited) Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Hubert Hill
Photographer at Fashion Show (uncredited) Photographer at Fashion Show (uncredited)   See fewer
Lindsay Hooper
Passer-by at Battersea Funfair (uncredited) Passer-by at Battersea Funfair (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Horsbrugh
Jeweller (uncredited) Jeweller (uncredited)   See fewer
John Junkin
Maurice (uncredited) Maurice (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Leno
Peggy Bates (uncredited) Peggy Bates (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Lyder
Criminal at Meeting (uncredited) Criminal at Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Murray
Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited) Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Phelps
Plainclothes Policiceman at Battersea Funfair (uncredited) Plainclothes Policiceman at Battersea Funfair (uncredited)   See fewer
Dennis Price
Educated Ernest (uncredited) Educated Ernest (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Rayford
Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited) Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Rayment
Criminal at Meeting (uncredited) Criminal at Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernie Rice
Cabbie (uncredited) Cabbie (uncredited)   See fewer
Cardew Robinson
Mailman (uncredited) Mailman (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Siddons
PC in Basement Garage (uncredited) PC in Basement Garage (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Silk
Police Station PC (uncredited) Police Station PC (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeff Silk
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Gerald Sim
Airfield Official (uncredited) Airfield Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Marianne Stone
Woman in Front Row at Meeting (uncredited) Woman in Front Row at Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Stroud
Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited) Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Davina Taylor
Bit part (uncredited) Bit part (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Tyson
Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited) Crook at Syndicate Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Vossler
Policeman at Raid on Flats (uncredited) Policeman at Raid on Flats (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Wadham
Police Driver (uncredited) Police Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Dervis Ward
Fingers Ferguson (uncredited) Fingers Ferguson (uncredited)   See fewer
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