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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!!!”
6.7 / 10• 1963• 1h 34m•NR• English
CrimeComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Peter Sellers
Pearly Gates
Lead
Lionel Jeffries
Inspector Fred 'Nosey' Parker
Bernard Cribbins
Nervous O'Toole
Nanette Newman
Valerie
Davy Kaye
Trainer King
Bill Kerr
Jack Coombes
Ed Devereaux
Bluey May
Reg Lye
Reg Denton
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Cliff Owen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Wrong Arm of the Law is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
