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Spare a Copper

19406.8 / 1077 min
Comedy

Overview

George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned destruction of the British battleship HMS Hercules. Framed by the villains and forced to go on the run, George sets out to clear his name with the aid of new girlfriend, Jane.

Cast

George Formby

George Formby

George Carter

Dorothy Hyson

Dorothy Hyson

Jane Gray

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Jake

George Merritt

George Merritt

Brewster

John Warwick

John Warwick

Shaw

Bryan Herbert

Bryan Herbert

Williams

Warburton Gamble

Warburton Gamble

Sir Robert

John Turnbull

John Turnbull

Inspector Richards

James Woodburn

James Woodburn

Macdermott

Eliot Makeham

Eliot Makeham

Fuller

Ellen Pollock

Ellen Pollock

Lady Hardstaff

Charles Carson

Charles Carson

Admiral

Aubrey Mallalieu

Aubrey Mallalieu

Manager Of Music Store

Edward Lexy

Edward Lexy

Night Watchman

Grace Arnold

Grace Arnold

Music Shop Customer

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Policeman

Jimmy Godden

Jimmy Godden

Manager

Hal Gordon

Hal Gordon

Sergeant

Laurence Kitchin

Laurence Kitchin

Hiker

Jack Melford

Jack Melford

Dame

Beryl Reid

Beryl Reid

Minor role

Johnnie Schofield

Johnnie Schofield

Policeman

Bill Shine

Bill Shine

Minor Role

Ronald Shiner

Ronald Shiner

Piano Mover

Jack Vyvyan

Jack Vyvyan

Police Sergeant

Crew

Basil Dearden

Basil Dearden

Writer

John Paddy Carstairs

John Paddy Carstairs

Director

Michael Balcon

Michael Balcon

Producer

Basil Dearden

Basil Dearden

Associate Producer

Ray Pitt

Ray Pitt

Editor

Austin Melford

Austin Melford

Writer

Wilfred Shingleton

Wilfred Shingleton

Art Direction

Roger MacDougall

Roger MacDougall

Writer

John Croydon

John Croydon

Production Manager