Spare a Copper
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.
Release Date
December 2, 1940Runtime
77 minGenres
ComedyDirected by
John Paddy CarstairsWritten by
Basil Dearden, Austin Melford, Roger MacDougallLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
George Formby
George CarterDorothy Hyson
Jane GrayBernard Lee
JakeGeorge Merritt
BrewsterJohn Warwick
ShawBryan Herbert
WilliamsWarburton Gamble
Sir RobertJohn Turnbull
Inspector RichardsEliot Makeham
FullerEllen Pollock
Lady HardstaffCharles Carson
AdmiralAubrey Mallalieu
Manager Of Music StoreGrace Arnold
Music Shop CustomerCyril Chamberlain
PolicemanJimmy Godden
ManagerHal Gordon
SergeantBeryl Reid
Minor roleJohnnie Schofield
PolicemanBill Shine
Minor RoleRonald Shiner
Piano MoverJack Vyvyan
Police SergeantImages
Cast25 cast members