5/10
The Wrong Arm of the Law
21 March 2009
Warning: Spoilers
I will admit that I didn't pay full attention, and I did doze off somewhere in the middle, but I suppose it's worth a go. Basically cockney Pearly Gates (Peter Sellers) is the leader of a gang of crooks, with no-one carrying guns or resisting arrest. Then along comes another gang, led by Irish Nervous O'Toole (Bernard Cribbins) that can apparently do better than them. With the help of turned Insp. Parker (Lionel Jeffries) they plan to set a trap for the biggest car robbery with £50,000 to be had. Also starring Davy Kaye as Trainer King, Nanette Newman as Valerie, Bill Kerr as Jack Coombes, Ed Devereaux as Bluey May, Reg Lye as Reg Denton, Dad's Army's John Le Mesurier as Assistant Commissioner, Graham Stark as Sid Cooper, Martin Boddey as Supt. Forest, Irene Browne as Dowager, Arthur Mullard as Brassknuckles, Dermot Kelly as Misery Martin and Vanda Godsell as Annette. I think it's because I dozed off and didn't pay full attention that I can't say I laughed a lot, but the ending robbery is quite good viewing. Worth watching!
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