The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law is a 1963 black-and-white British comedy movie starring Peter Sellers, directed by Cliff Owen and written in part by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Though not an Ealing Studios production, it is in the whimsical, gently satirical manner associated with Ealing's output, and features many familiar British comic performers.

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1963 - Peter Sellers - Cliff Owen - Ray Galton and Alan Simpson - Ealing Studios

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The plot, set in London, concerns a gang of criminals from Australia, who impersonate officers of the law to perpetrate robberies. Local gang leader Pearly Gates (Sellers), who operates from the cover of a French couturier, finds his takings cut severely, and blames rival crook Nervous O'Toole (Bernard Cribbins). When it emerges that they are both being scammed by the same gang, they join forces, along with Lionel Jeffries' Police Inspector "Nosey" Parker, to bring the so-called "I.P.O mob" to justice. Nanette Newman provides the love interest, the ubiquitous John Le Mesurier plays a senior policeman, and a young Michael Caine has a small, uncredited role.

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London - Australia - Couturier - Bernard Cribbins - Lionel Jeffries - Nanette Newman - John Le Mesurier - Michael Caine

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