The Wrong Arm Of The Law. Image shows from L to R: Pearly Gates (Peter Sellers), Valerie (Nanette Newman)
The Wrong Arm Of The Law

The Wrong Arm Of The Law

  • 1963 film

Crime comedy starring Peter Sellers and Lionel Jeffries. London's criminal gangs team up with the police to catch a group of Australian newcomers. Also features Bernard Cribbins, Davy Kaye, Nanette Newman, Bill Kerr, John Le Mesurier and more.

The Wrong Arm Of The Law

The Wrong Arm Of The Law is a 1963 British comedy directed by Cliff Owen and starring Peter Sellers, Bernard Cribbins, Lionel Jeffries, John Le Mesurier and Bill Kerr.

In London, a gang of criminals from Australia led by Jack Coombes (Bill Kerr) impersonate policemen to carry out 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 (Cribbins). When it emerges they are both being scammed by the same gang, they join forces, along with Lionel Jeffries's Police Inspector "Nosey" Parker, to bring the so-called "I.P.O. mob" (I.P.O. - Impersonating a Police Officer) to justice.

First released: Monday 2nd May 2022

Extra features

  • Distributor: STUDIOCANAL
  • Region: B
  • Discs: 1
  • Minutes: 95
  • Subtitles: English
  • Catalogue: OPTBD4466

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  • Distributor: STUDIOCANAL
  • Region: 2
  • Discs: 1
  • Minutes: 91
  • Subtitles: English
  • Catalogue: OPTD4466

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