Ask a Policeman

August. 29,1939      NR
Rating:
7.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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
Herbert Lomas as  Coastguard
Cyril Chamberlain as  Radio Announcer
Desmond Llewelyn as  Headless Coachman
Brian Worth as  Broadcasting Engineer

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Reviews

GazerRise
1939/08/29

Fantastic!

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BoardChiri
1939/08/30

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

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Allison Davies
1939/08/31

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Kaelan Mccaffrey
1939/09/01

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

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