CinemaOSMovie · 1939 · 1h 23m · NR

Ask a Policeman

74%(21)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byMarcel Varnel

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Language
EN
Released
April 29, 1939
Studios
Gainsborough Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Will Hay

Will Hay

Sergt. Dudfoot

Graham Moffatt

Graham Moffatt

Albert

Moore Marriott

Moore Marriott

Harbottle

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

Richard Cooper

Richard Cooper

BBC Commentator

Creative team
Directed by
Marcel Varnel
Marcel Varnel
Written by
Sidney Gilliat
Sidney Gilliat
Marriott Edgar

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