Spare a Copper

John Paddy Carstairs
1940-12-02


7
77 min

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.

Cast

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