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!!!"

Mar 29 1963 Unrated 1h 34m
Comedy, Crime

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.

Plot

The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that goes one better. They dress as Police Officers and steal from the crooks. This upset's the natural order of the Police/criminal relationship, and the Police and the crooks join forces to catch the impersonating Police Officers, including an armored car robbery in which the Police must help the gangs to set a trap.

Written by

Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, John Antrobus

Directed by

Cliff Owen

Cast

Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Romulus Films, Robert Velaise Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

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