The Long Arm (film)
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| Directed by | Charles Frend | 
| Written by | Robert Barr Janet Green  | 
| Produced by | Michael Balcon | 
| Starring | Jack Hawkins | 
| Cinematography | Gordon Dines | 
| Edited by | Gordon Stone | 
| Music by | Gerard Schurmann | 
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| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors (UK) | 
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Running time  | 96 minutes | 
| Country | United Kingdom | 
| Language | English | 
The Long Arm (USA title: The Third Key) is a 1956 British film noir police procedural crime film directed by Charles Frend and starring Jack Hawkins. It was based on a screenplay by Robert Barr and Janet Green, and produced by Michael Balcon. It was shot on location in London and Snowdonia in North Wales.
Hawkins played a similar role in John Ford's Gideon's Day (1958), based on books by John Creasey.