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Spare a Copper

Spare a Copper (1940)

Comedy

George (George Formby) 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 (Dorothy Hyson).

Updated May 27 2020

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Runtime: 77 mins Rating: 7.3

Cast

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Jake

Charles Carson

Charles Carson

Admiral

George Merritt

George Merritt

Brewster

Beryl Reid

Beryl Reid

Minor role

John Turnbull

John Turnbull

Inspector Richards

Aubrey Mallalieu

Aubrey Mallalieu

Manager Of Music Store

Dorothy Hyson

Dorothy Hyson

Jane Gray

Ellen Pollock

Ellen Pollock

Lady Hardstaff

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Crew

Michael Balcon

Michael Balcon

Producer

Wilfred Shingleton

Wilfred Shingleton

Art Direction

Basil Dearden

Basil Dearden

Writer

Basil Dearden

Basil Dearden

Associate Producer

John Croydon

John Croydon

Production Manager

Roger MacDougall

Roger MacDougall

Writer

John Paddy Carstairs

John Paddy Carstairs

Director

Austin Melford

Austin Melford

Writer

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