The British comedy film "The Wrong Arm of the Law" was released at the Warner Theatre in London's West End on 14 March 1963. The film, directed by Cliff Owen, was partly written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Main stars are Peter Sellers, Bernard Cribbins, Lionel Jeffries, John Le Mesurier and Bill Kerr. The music was composed by Richard Rodney Bennett.
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"The Wrong Arm of the Law" Poster
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Synopsis
A gang of criminals from Australia led by Jack Coombes (Bill Kerr) impersonate London policemen to do several robberies. The local gang leader "Pearly" Gates (Peter Sellers), operating as a French couturier blames his rival gangster "Nervous" O'Toole (Bernard Cribbins)...
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| Peter Sellers as "Pearly" Gates |
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| Lionel Jeffries as Inspector Fred "Nosey" Parker |
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| Nanette Newman as Valerie and Peter Sellers as "Pearly" Gates |
Main cast
- Peter Sellers as "Pearly" Gates
- Lionel Jeffries as Inspector Fred "Nosey" Parker
- Bernard Cribbins as "Nervous" O'Toole
- Davy Kaye as Trainer King
- Nanette Newman as Valerie
- Bill Kerr as Jack Coombes
- Ed Devereaux as "Bluey" May
- Reg Lye as Reg Denton
- John Le Mesurier as Assistant Commissioner
- Graham Stark as Sid Cooper
- Martin Boddey as Superintendent J.S. Forest
- Irene Browne as Dowager
- Arthur Mullard as "Brassknuckles"
- Dermot Kelly as Misery Martin
- Vanda Godsell as Annette
- Tutte Lemkow as "Siggy" Schmoltz
- Barry Keegan as Mr. Pointer
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| Bernard Cribbins as "Nervous" O'Toole and Peter Sellers as "Pearly" Gates |
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| Lionel Jeffries as Inspector Fred "Nosey" Parker and Graham Stark as Sid Cooper |
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| Peter Sellers as "Pearly" Gates |
Trivia
- The white Ferrari 250GTE in which Peter Sellers pulled up at the fairground was his own.
- Michael Caine has an uncredited bit part as a gangster.
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