Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (4)

The Lavender Hill Mob

(1951)

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| Film | United Kingdom | B&W | Comedy, Crime | 1h 21min |
U
| Stars: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James | Director: Charles Crichton

A timid bank clerk conceives and executes a bullion robbery

The men who broke the bank – and lost the cargo!

Cast

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Promotional shot of distinguished British actor, Alec Guinness
Holland
British comedian Stanley Holloway wears a trilby, jacket and tie as he smokes his pipe
Pendlebury
Sidney 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
Photo of British actor, John Gregson (1)
Farrow
Clive Morton
Station Sergeant
Morry Hyams (Sydney Tafler) in his store in a scene from It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
Clayton
Marie Burke
Senora Gallardo
Audrey Hepburn
Chiquita
William Fox
Gregory
Michael Trubshawe
British Ambassador
Ann Heffernan
Kiosk Girl
Jacques B 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
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Reviews

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Superbly characterised and inventively detailed comedy, one of the best ever made at Ealing or in Britain. (Halliwell’s)

News

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Poster from The Lavender Hill Mob stage play (1) featuring Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards

The Lavender Hill Mob play to open in October 2022

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Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards star in a remake of T E B Clarke's 1951 film, The Lavender Hill Mob.

Poster for Six of the Best, a season of Ealing Comedies at UGC cinemas

Ealing Studios’ 100th anniversary celebrations

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Popular Ealing films screened and a DVD boxset released to celebrate 100 years of Ealing Studios.

Pictures

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Poster from The Lavender Hill Mob stage play (1) featuring Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (14)
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (13). Directed by Charles Crichton
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (12). Produced by Michael Balcon
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (11)
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (10)
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (9)
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (8)
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (7). Original screenplay T E B Clarke
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (6). Edie Martin, Jacques B Brunius, Paul Demel, Eugene Deckers, Andreas Malandrinos
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (5). Marjorie Fielding, John Gregson, Clive Morton, Ronald Adam, Sydney Tafler
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (4)
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (2). An Ealing Studios production
Opening credits from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (1)
Main title from The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Front cover of The Ealing Studios Collection vol. 1 Blu-ray featuring Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood and Stanley Holloway. Part of the Vintage Classics series from Studio Canal.
Poster for Six of the Best, a season of Ealing Comedies at UGC cinemas

Production

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Charles Crichton
Director
Michael Balcon
Producer
T EB Clarke
Writer (original screenplay)

Companies

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The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) opening credits (2)
Ealing Studios
Production company
General Film Distributors (GFD)
Distribution company