Ask a Policeman

Ask a Policeman

1939•1h 23m•7.4/10

Comedy

Ratings

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7.4/10(21)

The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wave to save their jobs---and then find themselves involved in the real thing.

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Production

Gainsborough Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Will Hay

Will Hay

Sergt. Dudfoot

Graham Moffatt

Graham Moffatt

Albert

Moore Marriott

Moore Marriott

Harbottle

Glennis Lorimer

Glennis Lorimer

Emily

Peter Gawthorne

Peter Gawthorne

Chief Constable

Charles Oliver

Charles Oliver

The Squire

Herbert Lomas

Herbert Lomas

Coastguard

Patrick Aherne

Patrick Aherne

Motorist

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Radio Announcer

Noel Dainton

Revenue Officer

Desmond Llewelyn

Desmond Llewelyn

Headless Coachman

Dave O'Toole

Witness

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Broadcasting Engineer

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