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The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law

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1963

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94 min

Runtime

Crime
Comedy

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.

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Keywords

london, england
robbery
police
bank robber
dark comedy
black humor
impostor
informant
disguise
policeman

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@Geronimo1967

January 16, 2024

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7/10

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 who "IPO" (Impe

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