Spare a Copper (1940)
Spare a Copper
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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George Formby
as George Carter
as George Carter
Dorothy Hyson
as Jane Gray
as Jane Gray
Bernard Lee
as Jake
as Jake
George Merritt
as Brewster
as Brewster
John Warwick
as Shaw
as Shaw
Bryan Herbert
as Williams
as Williams
Warburton Gamble
as Sir Robert
as Sir Robert
John Turnbull
as Inspector Richards
as Inspector Richards
James Woodburn
as Macdermott
as Macdermott
Eliot Makeham
as Fuller
as Fuller
Ellen Pollock
as Lady Hardstaff
as Lady Hardstaff
Charles Carson
as Admiral
as Admiral
Aubrey Mallalieu
as Manager Of Music Store
as Manager Of Music Store
Edward Lexy
as Night Watchman
as Night Watchman
Grace Arnold
as Music Shop Customer
as Music Shop Customer
Cyril Chamberlain
as Policeman
as Policeman
Jimmy Godden
as Manager
as Manager
Hal Gordon
as Sergeant
as Sergeant
Laurence Kitchin
as Hiker
as Hiker
Jack Melford
as Dame
as Dame
Beryl Reid
as Minor role
as Minor role
Johnnie Schofield
as Policeman
as Policeman
Bill Shine
as Minor Role
as Minor Role
Ronald Shiner
as Piano Mover
as Piano Mover
Jack Vyvyan
as Police Sergeant
as Police Sergeant
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John Paddy Carstairs
Director
Director
Basil Dearden
Writer
Writer
Roger MacDougall
Writer
Writer
Austin Melford
Writer
Writer
Basil Dearden
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Michael Balcon
Producer
Producer
Wilfred Shingleton
Art Direction
Art Direction
John Croydon
Production Manager
Production Manager
Ray Pitt
Editor
Editor
