Movie
The Lavender Hill Mob
Overview
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.
Details
- Release date
- 1951-06-28
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Ealing Studios, The Rank Organisation
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Alec Guinness as Henry 'Dutch' Holland
- Stanley Holloway as Albert Pendlebury
- Sidney James as Lackery
- Alfie Bass as Shorty
- Marjorie Fielding as Mrs. Chalk
- Edie Martin as Miss Evesham
- John Salew as Parkin
- Ronald Adam as Turner
- Arthur Hambling as Wallis
- Gibb McLaughlin as Godwin
- John Gregson as Farrow
- Clive Morton as Station Sergeant
Crew
- Charles Crichton - Director
- T. E. B. Clarke - Screenplay
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