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The Third Key (1956)
"The Long Arm" (original title)

 -  Drama | Mystery  -  June 1956 (UK)
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Police drama. The sleuths of Scotland Yard try to solve a series of burglaries.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win. See more awards »

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Supt Tom Halliday
John Stratton ...
Sgt Ward
Dorothy Alison ...
Mary Halliday
Michael Brooke ...
Tony Halliday
Sam Kydd ...
Police Operator (opening shots)
Glyn Houston ...
Sgt
Richard Leech ...
Gilson, the burglar
Newton Blick ...
Detective Commander Harris
Geoffrey Keen ...
Chief Superintendant Malcolm
Sydney Tafler ...
Mr. Stone
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Mr. Creasey
George Rose ...
Slob, the informer
Arthur Rigby ...
Detective-Inspector at Chester
Ralph Truman ...
Colonel Blenkinsop
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Workman, Hit and Run Victim.
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Police drama. The sleuths of Scotland Yard try to solve a series of burglaries.

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police | ealing

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The True Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Crime Busters!

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Drama | Mystery

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The last film made at Ealing Studios, London. See more »

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A logical story
4 April 2002 | by (Somerset, England) – See all my reviews

Apart from the unique acting style of Jack Hawkins (before his so sad illness), one thing which marks this film out from modern detective yarns is that the detective work follows logical sequences - little depends on chance and nothing on fantastic coincidences.

It is a rattling good yarn - I only wish the same could be said of todays films.

And the supporting cast!!! Ian Bannen gets run over and killed and (Sir) Alec McCowan is an unimportant doctor. But everyone has to start somewhere.

Those were the days

Gerald (aged 72)


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