Spare a Copper
6.1
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.
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Cast
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George Formby
George Carter
Also in
Let George Do It!
No Limit
Dorothy Hyson
Jane Gray
Known for
The Ghoul
Bernard Lee
Jake
Known for
From Russia with Love
The Third Man
George Merritt
Brewster
Known for
Young and Innocent
A Canterbury Tale
John Warwick
Shaw
Also in
The Face at the Window
The Ticket of Leave Man
Bryan Herbert
Williams
Also in
The Dark Eyes of London
Oh, Mr. Porter!
Warburton Gamble
Sir Robert
Also in
A Study in Scarlet
By Candlelight
John Turnbull
Inspector Richards
Also in
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Silver Blaze
James Woodburn
Macdermott
Known for
Whisky Galore!
Eliot Makeham
Fuller
Known for
The Crimson Pirate
A Canterbury Tale
Ellen Pollock
Lady Hardstaff
Known for
Horror Hospital
Charles Carson
Admiral
Known for
Secret Agent
The Dam Busters
John Paddy Carstairs Director · Basil Dearden Writer Roger MacDougall Writer
First release December 2, 1940 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 2, 1940
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No release date listed for United States.
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