It's a Cop

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It's a Cop
Directed by Maclean Rogers
Written by
Produced by Herbert Wilcox
Starring
Cinematography Cyril Bristow
Production
company
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • March 1934 (1934-03)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

It's a Cop is a 1934 British police-themed comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Sydney Howard, Chili Bouchier and Garry Marsh. It was made at British and Dominion Elstree Studios. [1]

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Plot

An incompetent police constable gets a lucky break and catches some thieves, earning his promotion to sergeant.

Cast

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References

  1. Wood p.78

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