Ask a Policeman (1939)
- Directed by
- Marcel Varnel
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 21 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A bumbling policeman and his two incompetent colleagues try to solve a crime in a small English village. Their attempts lead to one ridiculous situation after another.
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What happens
Ask a Policeman is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. It was written by Marriott Edgar, Sidney Gilliat, Val Guest and J. O. C. Orton. The plot sees Will Hay playing a policeman at the Turnbotham Round police force. The title comes from the popular music hall song "Ask a P'liceman". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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