The Lavender Hill Mob (1952)


Stanley Holloway        Pendlebury
Sidney James            Lackery
Alfie Bass              Shorty
Marjorie Fielding (II)  Mrs Chalk
Edie Martin             Miss Evesham
Clive Morton            Station Sergeant
Ronald Adam             Turner
Sydney Tafler (II)      Clayton
Jacques Brunius         Official
Meredith Edwards (II)   P C Edwards
Gibb McLaughlin (II)    Godwin
Marie Burke (II)        Senora Gallardo
Audrey Hepburn          Chiquita
John Salew (II)         Parkin

Produced by:            Michael Balcon


For 20 years the timid escort of gold bullion from the refineries to the vaults has been within 
sight of a fortune. Eventually, with three accomplices, he plans the perfect crime. Bullion worth 
over £1 million is made into souvenir models of the Eiffel Tower and shipped to France. 

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Holland, a shy retiring man, dreams of being rich and living the good life. Faithfully, for 20 years, 
he has worked as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold bullion. One day he befriends 
Pendlebury, a maker of souvenirs. Holland remarks that, with Pendlebury's smelting equipment, one 
could forge the gold into harmless-looking toy Eiffel Towers and smuggle the gold from England into 
France. Soon after, the two plant a story to gain the services of professional criminals Lackery and 
Shorty. Together, the four plot their crime, leading to unexpected twists and turns.