Ask a Policeman (1939)

  • NR
  • 08/29/1939 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 23m

Overview

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.

Val Guest

Screenplay

Marriott Edgar

Screenplay

Marcel Varnel

Director

Sidney Gilliat

Story

Cast

Will Hay's headshot

Will Hay

Sergt. Dudfoot
Graham Moffatt's headshot

Graham Moffatt

Albert
Moore Marriott's headshot

Moore Marriott

Harbottle
Glennis Lorimer's headshot

Glennis Lorimer

Emily
Peter Gawthorne's headshot

Peter Gawthorne

Chief Constable
Charles Oliver's headshot

Charles Oliver

The Squire
Herbert Lomas's headshot

Herbert Lomas

Coastguard
Patrick Aherne's headshot

Patrick Aherne

Motorist

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