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The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

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Overview

Director:
Charles Crichton
Writer:
T.E.B. Clarke (writer)
Release Date:
10 September 1951 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
He stole $3,000,000 in gold and that's a lot of BULLion! more
Plot:
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eifel Towers. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Ealing Studios Backed by Disney (From WENN. 14 April 2003)
User Comments:
Best Comedy Movie Ever....... more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alec Guinness ... Henry Holland
Stanley Holloway ... Alfred Pendlebury
Sid James ... Lackery (as Sidney James)
Alfie Bass ... Shorty Fisher
Marjorie Fielding ... Mrs. Chalk
Edie Martin ... Miss Evesham
John Salew ... Parkin
Ronald Adam ... Turner
Arthur Hambling ... Wallis
Gibb McLaughlin ... Godwin
John Gregson ... Farrow
Clive Morton ... Station Sergeant
Sydney Tafler ... Clayton
Marie Burke ... Senora Gallardo

Audrey Hepburn ... Chiquita
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:81 min
Country:
UK
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Company:
Ealing Studios more

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Trivia:
One of the rationales the filmmakers considered in not allowing the mob to get away with their crime is that prevailing censorship criteria in the U.S. would have cost them the lucrative American market. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After the raid we see the maroon (dark colored) bullion van being driven into an abandoned warehouse to be emptied (33mins 10 secs into the movie). In the next short shot of the van parking, the van has now become a light colored van. After that we see the dark colored van again. more
Quotes:
Lackery: [to Pendlebury who is pointing at him one of his souvenirs from Margate, a gun that fires a stick of rock] Put it away, I'm not hungry. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Just a Minute: (#2.2)" (1994) more
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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Best Comedy Movie Ever......., 22 June 2001
Author: tmsindc-2 from Washington, D.C.

In my opinion - this is the best comedy movie ever made. There are few movies that can still generate belly laughs two or three years after their release. This movie is still funny after more than fifty years! Plus it has some of the greatest comedy scenes ever filmed: the "my safe is broken and I have the whole payroll in it" scene; the two small-time thieves comparing resumes; Alec Guiness blending into the crowd of City bankers; and, of course, the famous last scene.

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