Ask a Policeman
1939 British comedy film by Marcel Varnel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 1888 music hall song, see Ask a P'liceman.
Ask a Policeman is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt.
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Directed by | Marcel Varnel |
Written by | Marriott Edgar Sidney Gilliat (story) Val Guest J. O. C. Orton |
Produced by | Edward Black |
Starring | Will Hay Graham Moffatt Moore Marriott Glennis Lorimer Peter Gawthorne Charles Oliver Herbert Lomas |
Cinematography | Derick Williams |
Edited by | R. E. Dearing |
Music by | Louis Levy |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (United States) |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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The plot sees Will Hay playing a policeman at the Turnbotham Round police force. The force hasn't arrested anybody in the last ten years five weeks and four days so their Chief Constable arrives to decide whether to keep or disband the force. The characters fabricate crimes in order to look useful. They manufacture some fake smuggling, but then they encounter some real smugglers. The title comes from the popular music hall song "Ask a P'liceman".