After two decades of service to his employers, gold bullion carrier henry holland alec guinness decides to run off with more than a million pounds worth of the. An unassuming bank clerk, in charge of gold bullion deliveries for almost 20. The storybased on a true eventconcerns a shipwreck off a. Overview of the lavender hill mob, 1952, directed by charles crichton, with alec guinness, stanley holloway, sidney james, at turner classic movies. Produced by rob stevens, 1978s lavender hill mob guessing their named after the late 1950s english comedy, was actually their second release never heard the debut. It remains lively, inventive, and a pleasure to watch. A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins. With alec guinness, stanley holloway, sidney james, alfie bass.
An enduring classic from director charles crichton, the lavender hill mob features an early screen appearance from audrey hepburn and was included on the british film institutes list of the 100. The lavender hill mob, one of the ealing studios classics was definitely amusing and had a few hysterical moments, but i didnt love it. I dont know why, but more and more stuff i listen to these days strikes me as being unremarkable. An unassuming bank clerk, in charge of gold bullion deliveries for almost 20 years, hatches a plot to steal a consignment. A fella next to me is close to tears, shouting that there are people in that burning building as well as residents living above it, and that the police should let them into the shops to get the fire. The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo 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 lavender hill mob movie is currently in development. Everything you need to know about the lavender hill mob movie. The longclosed pub can be seen in cult rock movies quadrophenia and alex cox s sid and nancy, as well as the 1983 film of harold pinter s reversetimescale drama betrayal, with jeremy irons and ben kingsley. It has been pictorially cleaned up and looks great. Alec guinness and stanley holloway in the lavender hill mob. A mildmannered bank clerk devises a plan to steal a fortune in gold from his employer.
The lavender hill mob 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The lavender hill mob is a 1951 ealing studios crime comedy film, starring alec guinness and directed by charles crichton. The lavender hill mob one of the most famous of the 1950s ealing comedies. The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo 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 eiffel towers. Alec guinness is the timid bank clerk in one of the classic ealing comedies celebrating its 60th birthday with a. A pictorial history of the lavender hill mob movies empire. One of the most famous of the 1950s ealing comedies. Lavender hill mob was a canadian rock band that was active in the late 1970s. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. The humor was witty and drier than kafka in the sahara.
Watch the lavender hill mob online the lavender hill mob the lavender hill mob 1951 director. Crime comedies, too, are nearly as old as film itself. Jul 19, 2011 the lavender hill mob may not have the murderous intent or sharp edges of ealing studio bedfellows like kind hearts and coronets and the ladykillers, but it shares that unmistakeably ealing. They released two albums on united artists records. The lavender hill mob 1951 a one of the 15 films listed in the category art on the vatican film list. Watch the lavender hill mob online 1951 movie yidio. Watch the lavender hill mob online watch full hd the lavender. When a fellow renter stanley hollowayhappens to have. The lavender hill mob trailer directed by charles crichton. Guinness earned an oscar nomination as a meek man who, along with a. Lavender hill mob street of dreams releases discogs. Lavender hill mob lavender hill mob 1977, vinyl discogs. Sep 03, 2019 while many consider the lavender hill mob 1951 to be one of the best of the guinnessealing comedies, im partial to one of their later films, the ladykillers 1955, which was recently remade by the coen brothers and featured tom hanks ive havent seen it yet, but i heard not so good things about it.
The lavender hill mob 1951 was the second of three ealing collaborations between director charles crichton and writer t. Fellow travelers sags in the middle, and its plot is. 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. The lavender hill mob pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released the lavender hill mob pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie. The lavender hill mob ridicules telecommunication and the forces of law and order together with politely criticising prevailing social and political uniformity. The lavender hill mob is a 1951 comedy film from ealing studios, written by t. Alec guinness is the timid bank clerk in one of the classic ealing comedies celebrating its 60th birthday with a cinema rerelease.
Guinness plays henry holland, a bank clerk in charge of refining and delivering gold bullion. The lavender hill mob was hugely popular, and won an oscar for its script. Enlisting the help of a small businessman, they hatch a plot to disguise the gold as eiffel tower memorabilia. The lavender hill mob 1951 directed by charles crichton. A mildmannered man and an artist find a pretty smart way of smuggling gold by turning them into little replicas of the eiffel towel. Fellow travelers sags in the middle, and its plot is a bit too busy. Smash hit ealing comedy won an oscar for scripter t. The ensuing car chase ends over in west london, outside the old bramley arms, freston road at bramley road in notting hill, w11. We found subtitles for the program the lavender hill mob. Musically much of it sounds like something out of the mid1970s chinnchapman catalog. The lavender hill mob film by crichton 1951 britannica. A mildmannered bank worker decides to steal a delivery of gold bullion. Jul 23, 2011 alec guinness and stanley holloway in the lavender hill mob. Holland alec guinness is a shy retiring man who works as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold bullion.
The lavender hill mob is available to watch and stream, download, buy, rent on demand at flixfling, the roku channel, vudu, itunes, flixfling vod online. Henry cornelius, 1949, it is a piece of thoroughly goodnatured escapism. A bank clerk alec guinness hatches a plot to steal a consignment of gold bullion. This is some rough footage i captured during the london riots on the night of monday 8th august 2011. Apr 10, 2020 the lavender hill mob one of the most famous of the 1950s ealing comedies. He lives in a low end rooming house on lavender hill. Jun 23, 2011 an enduring classic from director charles crichton, the lavender hill mob features an early screen appearance from audrey hepburn and was included on the british film institutes list of the 100. The lavender hill mob may not have the murderous intent or sharp edges of ealing studio bedfellows like kind hearts and coronets and the ladykillers, but it shares that unmistakeably ealing. Henry holland played by guinness is a meek british bank clerk from lavender hill, a street in south london, who has masterminded a meticulous plan to steal gold bullion from. It was the directorial debut of alexander mackendrick. Like those films, and clarkes previous comedy, passport to pimlico d. 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. Clarke, the team responsible for hue and cry 1947 and the titfield thunderbolt 1953.
Clarke, directed by charles crichton, starring alec guinness and stanley holloway and featuring sid james and alfie bass. The title refers to lavender hill, a street in battersea, a district of south london, in the postcode district sw11, near to clapham. The lavender hill mob 2000 a meek clerk alec guinness, his buddy stanley holloway and crooks melt hijacked bank of england gold into eiffel tower souvenirs. One day a frustrated artist, alfred pendlebury stanley holloway moves in to hollands rooming house. The lavender hill mob official trailer vintage classic. The lavender hill mob, british comedy film, released in 1951, highlighted by a muchpraised performance by alec guinness. While i had this title on dvd i was interested in upgrading with the bluray import from england.
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