Spare a Copper

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 2, 1940

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)

Cast

Laurence Kitchin,Beryl Reid,George Formby,John Turnbull,Warburton Gamble,Bill Shine,Eliot Makeham,Edward Lexy,Ellen Pollock,Jimmy Goddenand 15 more

Director

John Paddy Carstairs

Writer

Roger MacDougall,Austin Melford,Basil Dearden

Producer

Michael Balcon

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0033086