UnratedThe Wrong Arm of the Law

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Play Time: 94 mins
Crime, Comedy
The Wrong Arm of the Law

Overview:
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upsets the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.

Status: Released (1963-03-17)
Screen:Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, John Antrobus
Productions: Robert Velaise Productions, Romulus Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English
The Wrong Arm of the Law
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Ostensibly, "Pearly Gates" (Peter Sellers) is a French couturier selling posh frocks, but we know in reality he's a crook. Imagine his chagrin when his latest crime falls foul of the police! Imagine how much worse it gets when he discovers that it wasn't the police at all, but a gang ....

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