Spare a Copper
1940, English. 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. 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 2 December 1940
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Basil Dearden, Austin Melford, Roger MacDougall
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Spare a Copper runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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Spare a Copper isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 December 1940. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Spare a Copper?
If you liked Spare a Copper, try Accident Man, Hello, Good Neighbor Sam.
Who directed Spare a Copper?
Spare a Copper (1940) was directed by John Paddy Carstairs and stars George Formby, Dorothy Hyson, Bernard Lee.