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Spare a Copper is a 1940 British black-and-white musical comedy war film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring George Formby, Dorothy Hyson and Bernard Lee. It was produced by Associated Talking Pictures. It is also known as Call a Cop.
Spare a Copper: Directed by John Paddy Carstairs. With George Formby, Dorothy Hyson, George Merritt, John Warwick. A brave wartime copper (policeman) becomes a hero when he thwarts a plot to destroy a battleship. But then the rest of the police get the idea that he is one of the enemy agents.
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- Comedy, Musical
- John Paddy Carstairs
- 1941-04-14
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Spare a Copper (1940) directed by John Paddy Carstairs • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 1940. Directed by John Paddy Carstairs. 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.
- John Paddy Carstairs
- Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)
Spare a Copper (1940) In this British WWII comedy, a brave member of the Police War Reserve eventually becomes a hero when he exposes a conspiracy to sabotage the battleship Hercules on her first voyage. But at first his fellow officers believe that he is one of the enemy agents. 5 1 h 18 min 1941. 13+. Comedy. This video is currently unavailable.
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. John Paddy Carstairs.
Show full synopsis. Released in 1940, Spare a Copper was the latest success in a long line of extremely lucrative Formby comedies. By now, the comedian was the highest paid entertainer in Britain and, according to the Motion Picture Herald, the country's top cinema box-office attraction.
