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The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo! - The Lavender Hill Mob
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Title: The Lavender Hill Mob

Release Date: 28 Jun 1951

Runtime: 1h 18m

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Director: Ealing Studios, The Rank Organisation

Production Companies: Ealing Studios, The Rank Organisation

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (241 votes)

Cast

  • Henry 'Dutch' Holland: Alec Guinness
  • Albert Pendlebury: Stanley Holloway
  • Lackery: Sid James
  • Shorty: Alfie Bass
  • Mrs. Chalk: Marjorie Fielding
  • Miss Evesham: Edie Martin
  • Parkin: John Salew
  • Turner: Ronald Adam
  • Wallis: Arthur Hambling
  • Godwin: Gibb McLaughlin
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