Spare a Copper (1940)

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Released:
1940-12-02

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.

Director:
John Paddy Carstairs

Runtime:
1h 17min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • George Formby
    as
    George Carter
  • Dorothy Hyson
    as
    Jane Gray
  • Bernard Lee
    as
    Jake
  • George Merritt
    as
    Brewster
  • John Warwick
    as
    Shaw