The Lavender Hill Mob
Jun 28 1951
•1h 18m
•Comedy, Crime
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.
Cast
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Alec Guinness
Henry 'Dutch' Holland
Stanley Holloway
Albert Pendlebury
Sid James
Lackery
Alfie Bass
Shorty
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