The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wave to save their jobs---and then find themselves involved in the real thing.
Watch the official Ask a Policeman 1939 trailer in HD below or find more Ask a Policeman videos on Vidimovie.
Will Hay as Sergt. Dudfoot
Graham Moffatt as Albert
Moore Marriott as Harbottle
Glennis Lorimer as Emily
Peter Gawthorne as Chief Constable
Charles Oliver as The Squire
Herbert Lomas as Coastguard
Patrick Aherne as Motorist
Cyril Chamberlain as Radio Announcer
Noel Dainton as Revenue Officer
Desmond Llewelyn as Headless Coachman
Dave O'Toole as Witness
Brian Worth as Broadcasting Engineer
Val Guest Screenplay
Marriott Edgar Screenplay
Marcel Varnel Director
Clive Richardson Original Music Composer
Alex Vetchinsky Settings
Sidney Gilliat Story
R. E. Dearing Editor
Louis Levy Music Director
Jack Parry Second Unit Director of Photography
Sydney Wiles Sound Recordist
Derick Williams Director of Photography
United Kingdom 29 April 1939
United States 29 August 1939
If you liked the Ask a Policeman trailer, you may like these ones:
14 February 2007
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford.
05 February 2015
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for.
07 September 2010
There's no disguising the fun with Shaun the Sheep™ and his barnyard buddies in this party-fest of wild wackiness from the Oscar®-winning creators of Wallace & Gromit™.
12 March 1999
Kresten, newly wed, is on the threshold of a great career success in his father-in-law’s company. But when the death of his own father takes him back to his poverty-stricken childhood home, far out in the country, his career plans fall apart.
04 February 2005
With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony.
10 December 1972
A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
05 May 1995
After her fiancee admits to infidelity while on a business trip in France, a woman attempts to get her lover back and marry him by traveling to Paris despite her crippling fear of flying.
21 July 1952
An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.
17 December 2009
New Yorkers Paul and Meryl Morgan seem to have it all -- except that their marriage is crumbling around them.
14 July 2010
A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.
09 October 1983
After a chance meeting and an indiscreet conversation, childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley become involved in a convoluted intrigue led by a mysterious man known simply as Mr.
10 April 2004
In a small town on the countryside, every young boy is forced to have the same bowl-head haircut known as the "Yoshino-gari" hairstyle.
More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from Ask a Policeman:
I have noticed that some of my uploads have been re-posted on other channels. PLEASE DONT DO THIS - Its not fair each upload takes at least 2 hours to .
A homage video showcasing the great talents of Will Hay. As Sgt. Dudfoot Graham Moffatt .. As PC Albert Moore Marriott As PC Harbottle One of my favorite of ...
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1939:
30 May 1939
The feisty boss of a chain of cafes wants to push the youngest of her daughters off on a husband, who would be well-suited to take over the business one day.
16 September 1939
A white man seduces a local girl in an isolated Mayan village, which makes gods unhappy.
10 August 1939
The king paces back and forth; a knight rushes in with the news: It's a boy! The knight visits the three wise fairies with the news, inviting them to a ball in celebration.
16 October 1939
The crimes of a tabloid publisher are exposed by a reporter, his secret illegitimate son.
22 December 1939
Two reporters compete to discover a scientist living in hiding and win his daughter.
03 May 1939
Siamese twins, separated at birth, maintain a psychic knowledge of each other's dire fates.
18 April 1939
Bill Carson assumes the identity of gang leader Trigger Mallory in order to fool his gang and his girlfriend.
15 August 1939
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives.
17 November 1939
The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run for mayor, so they decide to neglect their household chores.
19 January 1939
In California in 1848, Brunton through his stooge Sheriff is evicting the Mexicans from their ranches.
20 July 1939
Blondie and Dagwood are in charge of operations at a mountain motel. The elderly owners of the establishment are in danger of losing their life savings.
Have you watched Ask a Policeman yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1939 Gainsborough Pictures.