Ask a Policeman
1939 · 1h 23m · Comedy · United Kingdom · Rated U (GB)
The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wave to save their jobs---and then find themselves involved in the real thing.
Directed by
Marcel VarnelStory by
Sidney Gilliat6.3Smart score
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