The Long Arm

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The Long Arm is a 1956 British crime film starring Jack Hawkins as a meticulous Scotland Yard detective investigating a series of ingenious safe robberies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
alternateTitle The Third Key
basedOn original screenplay
blackAndWhite true
character Supt. Tom Halliday
cinematographyBy Gordon Dines
colorProcess black-and-white cinematography
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Charles Frend
distributor Rank Organisation
editedBy Peter Tanner
era 1950s British cinema
featuresOrganization Scotland Yard
linked to: New Scotland Yard
filmingLocation Ealing Studios
London
linked to: London, England
format 35 mm film
genre crime film
police procedural film
hasTheme crime investigation
safe-cracking
leadCharacter Supt. Tom Halliday
medium feature film
musicBy William Alwyn
narrativeFocus police investigation
notableFor realistic depiction of police procedures
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A Scotland Yard detective investigates a series of ingenious safe robberies.
portrays meticulous Scotland Yard detective
producer Michael Balcon
linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
productionCompany Ealing Studios
releaseDate 1956-01-20
releaseYear 1956
runtimeMinutes 96
screenwriter Robert Barr
T. E. B. Clarke
setIn London
linked to: London, England
sound mono
starring Dorothy Alison
Geoffrey Keen
Jack Hawkins
John Stratton
Michael Brooke
title The Long Arm

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Jack Hawkins notableWork The Long Arm
Charles Frend notableWork The Long Arm
Glyn Houston notableWork The Long Arm
Gordon Dines notableWork The Long Arm
The Long Arm title The Long Arm