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Spare a Copper (1940)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 17M

Director : John Paddy Carstairs

Synopsis

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.

Actors

George Formby
George Formby
George Carter
Dorothy Hyson
Dorothy Hyson
Jane Gray
Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee
Jake
George Merritt
George Merritt
Brewster
John Warwick
John Warwick
Shaw
Bryan Herbert
Bryan Herbert
Williams
Warburton Gamble
Warburton Gamble
Sir Robert
John Turnbull
John Turnbull
Inspector Richards
James Woodburn
James Woodburn
Macdermott
Eliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham
Fuller
Ellen Pollock
Ellen Pollock
Lady Hardstaff
Charles Carson
Charles Carson
Admiral
Aubrey Mallalieu
Aubrey Mallalieu
Manager Of Music Store
Edward Lexy
Edward Lexy
Night Watchman
Grace Arnold
Grace Arnold
Music Shop Customer
Cyril Chamberlain
Cyril Chamberlain
Policeman
Jimmy Godden
Jimmy Godden
Manager
Hal Gordon
Hal Gordon
Sergeant
Laurence Kitchin
Laurence Kitchin
Hiker
Jack Melford
Jack Melford
Dame
Beryl Reid
Beryl Reid
Minor role
Johnnie Schofield
Johnnie Schofield
Policeman
Bill Shine
Bill Shine
Minor Role
Ronald Shiner
Ronald Shiner
Piano Mover
Jack Vyvyan
Jack Vyvyan
Police Sergeant

Crews

John Paddy Carstairs
John Paddy Carstairs
Director
Basil Dearden
Basil Dearden
Writer
Roger MacDougall
Roger MacDougall
Writer
Austin Melford
Austin Melford
Writer
Michael Balcon
Michael Balcon
Producer
Basil Dearden
Basil Dearden
Associate Producer
Ray Pitt
Ray Pitt
Editor
Wilfred Shingleton
Wilfred Shingleton
Art Direction
John Croydon
John Croydon
Production Manager

Posters and backgrounds

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