The Wrong Arm of the Law


The Wrong Arm of the Law is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Peter Sellers, Bernard Cribbins, Lionel Jeffries, John Le Mesurier and Bill Kerr. It was written in part by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and made by Romulus Films.

In London, a gang of criminals from Australia led by Jack Coombes Bill Kerr impersonate policemen to carry out robberies. Local gang leader Pearly Gates Sellers, who operates from the cover of a French couturier, finds his takings cut severely, and blames rival crook Nervous OToole Bernard Cribbins. When it emerges that they are both being scammed by the same gang, they join forces, along with Lionel Jeffries Police Inspector Nosey Parker, to bring the socalled I.P.O. mob I.P.O. Impersonating a Police Officer to justice. Nanette Newman provides the love interest, the ubiquitous John Le Mesurier plays a senior policeman, and a young Michael Caine has a small and uncredited role as a young PC. Other uncredited roles include John Junkin Maurice, Dennis Price Educated Ernest, Cardew Robinson Mailman, Dick Emery Man in Flat 307, Mario Fabrizi Van Driver, John Harvey Police Station Sergeant, Harold Siddons PC in Basement Garage, Jack Silk Police Station PC, Derek Guyler nonspeaking PC at Scotland Yard, Gerald Sim Airfield Official and Marianne Stone Woman in Front Row at Gangsters Meeting.Many of the robbery scenes were filmed around Uxbridge Moor. The film features an Aston Martin DB4 GT. ........

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