The Lavender Hill Mob
The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo!
Genres
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
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
78 min
Release Date
1951-06-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
264
Vote Average
7.21
Alec Guinness
Henry 'Dutch' Holland
Stanley Holloway
Albert Pendlebury
Sid James
Lackery
Alfie Bass
Shorty
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
Señora Gallardo
Audrey Hepburn
Chiquita
William Fox
Gregory
Michael Trubshawe
British Ambassador
Ann Heffernan
Kiosk Girl
Jacques Brunius
Customs Official
Eugene Deckers
Customs Official
Paul Demel
Customs Official
Andreas Malandrinos
Customs Official
Cyril Chamberlain
Commander
Tony Quinn
Deputy Commander
Moultrie Kelsall
Detective Superintendant
Christopher Hewett
Inspector Talbot
Meredith Edwards
P. C. Williams
Patrick Barr
Divisional Detective Inspector
David Davies
City Policeman
Robert Shaw
Chemist at Police Exhibition
Richard Davies
Police Driver
Howard Lang
Policeman at window (uncredited)
George Spence
Racegoer (uncredited)
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