Watch Spare a Copper (1940) Official Trailer
7 / 10 IMDb December 2, 1940 1h 17m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 17m
Release Date
December 2, 1940
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Producers
Cast
George Formby
as George Carter
Dorothy Hyson
as Jane Gray
Bernard Lee
as Jake
George Merritt
as Brewster
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John Warwick
as Shaw
Bryan Herbert
as Williams
Warburton Gamble
as Sir Robert
John Turnbull
as Inspector Richards
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James Woodburn
as Macdermott
Eliot Makeham
as Fuller
Ellen Pollock
as Lady Hardstaff
Charles Carson
as Admiral
Aubrey Mallalieu
as Manager Of Music Store
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Edward Lexy
as Night Watchman
Grace Arnold
as Music Shop Customer
Cyril Chamberlain
as Policeman
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Jimmy Godden
as Manager
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Hal Gordon
as Sergeant
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Laurence Kitchin
as Hiker
Jack Melford
as Dame
Production Companies
Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)
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