Ask a Policeman
7.2
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.
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Will Hay
Sergt. Dudfoot
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Graham Moffatt
Albert
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Moore Marriott
Harbottle
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Glennis Lorimer
Emily
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Peter Gawthorne
Chief Constable
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"Pimpernel" Smith
Charles Oliver
The Squire
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The Lady Vanishes
Herbert Lomas
Coastguard
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Patrick Aherne
Motorist
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The Court Jester
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Cyril Chamberlain
Radio Announcer
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Carry On Teacher
Two-Way Stretch
Richard Cooper
BBC Commentator
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The Ace of Spades
Noel Dainton
Revenue Officer
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Desmond Llewelyn
Headless Coachman
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Marcel Varnel Director · Val Guest Screenplay Marriott Edgar Screenplay
United States release August 29, 1939 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Gainsborough Pictures
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United Kingdom
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 29, 1939
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United States · August 29, 1939
Theatrical
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