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