Comedy · United Kingdom · 1939 · 1h 23m

Ask a Policeman

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Director
Marcel Varnel
Cast
Will Hay as Sergt. Dudfoot Graham Moffatt as Albert Moore Marriott as Harbottle Glennis Lorimer as Emily Peter Gawthorne as Chief Constable Charles Oliver as The Squire
Crew
Derick Williams — Director of Photography R. E. Dearing — Editor Clive Richardson — Original Music Composer Marriott Edgar — Screenplay Val Guest — Screenplay Sidney Gilliat — Story
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
countrysidebumbling cops
Key Collaborators
Marcel Varnel Director Derick Williams Director of Photography R. E. Dearing Editor Clive Richardson Original Music Composer Marriott Edgar Screenplay Val Guest Screenplay Sidney Gilliat Story
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