Mystery Crime Thriller
Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It is known in the US as The Third Key.
Directed by
Charles Frend
Jack Hawkins
Supt Tom Halliday
Geoffrey Keen
Chief Superintendent Jim Malcolm
Richard Davies
Detective (uncredited)
Ian Bannen
The Young Workman - Stanley James
Stratford Johns
Constable (uncredited)
John Stratton
Sergeant Ward
Vincent Ball
P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
Alec McCowen
House Surgeon
Sam Kydd
Police Constable in Information Room
Glyn Houston
Detective Sergeant in 'Q' car
John Paul
Ralph Truman
Colonel Blenkinsop
William Mervyn
Manager of Festival Hall
Peter Burton
Creasey
Sydney Tafler
Stone
Harold Goodwin
Official at Somerset House
David Lodge
Detective at Car Lot (uncredited)
Dorothy Alison
Mary Halliday
Martin Wyldeck
Officer in Criminal Records Department (uncredited)
Frazer Hines
Urchin (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Detective (uncredited)
John Welsh
House Agent at Shepperton
Fred Griffiths
Nicholas Parsons
Police Constable Bates
Joss Ambler
Cashier at Shipping Office
Richard Leech
Nightwatchman / Gilson
George Rose
Slob
Jameson Clark
Detective Superintendent Ogilvie
Meredith Edwards
Mr. Thomas
Barry Keegan
Detective Constable in Hospital Ward
Maureen Delaney
Mrs. Stevens, the daily help
Harry Locke
Secondhand Dealer
Jack McNaughton
Pat Ryan
Robert Moor
Arthur Rigby
Detective Inspector at Chester
George Holdcroft
Michael Brooke
Tony Halliday
Newton Blick
Deputy Commander
Maureen Davis
The Young Workman's Wife - Mrs. James
John Warwick
Detective Inspector at Shipping Office
Warwick Ashton
Newspaper Circulation Manager
Ursula Howells
Mrs. Elliot / Mrs. Gilson
David Davies
Welsh Police Constable
Julie Milton
Welsh Newsagent's Daughter
Gillian Webb
Housewife at Shepperton
Frederick Treves
Detective tailing Creasey (uncredited)
Peter Welch
CID Man (uncredited)
Dennis Carnell
Edward Cast
Michael Collins
Fred Davis
Jack Dearlove
Robert Gregory
Patrick Halpin
Aidan Harrington
Lindsay Hooper
Arthur Howell
Colin McKenzie
Fred Nicholas
Roy Purcell
Charles Rayford
Anthony Richmond
Philip Stewart
Meadows White
John Wilder
Detective (uncredited)
Sonnie Wills

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