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The lavender hill mob 1952 sir alec guinness received his first oscar nomination as best actor for his delightful performance as henry holland, a meek clerk who devises an ingenious plan to rob a fortune in gold bullion from his own bank. Explore releases from lavender hill mob at discogs. A meek clerk alec guinness, his buddy stanley holloway and crooks melt hijacked bank of england gold into eiffel tower souvenirs. The lavender hill mob is fast moving and it really requires you to engage your brain to watch. Crime comedies, too, are nearly as old as film itself. The lavender hill mob 1951 a one of the 15 films listed in the category art on the vatican film list. Then one day he simply decides to help himself to a million british pounds worth of the gold, but to pull off the heist he enlists an old friend who sculpts and manufactures paperweights. With alec guinness, stanley holloway, sidney james, alfie bass. Watch the lavender hill mob now on your favorite device. 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. But when henry and his odd accomplice stanley holloway of my fair lady fame m. Jan 21, 2017 the lavender hill mob 1952 tcm intro le tour eiffel by tcm intros. The lavender hill mob movie tv listings and schedule tv.
It is also possible to buy the lavender hill mob on flixfling as download or rent it on vudu, flixfling online. The lavender hill mob features an early screen appearance from audrey hepburn and was included on the british film institutes list of. Alec guinness is the timid bank clerk in one of the classic ealing comedies celebrating its 60th birthday with a cinema rerelease. 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. Clarke, directed by charles crichton, starring alec guinness and stanley. 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. Discover what genre the lavender hill mob, 1952, directed by charles crichton, with alec guinness, stanley holloway, sidney james, belongs at turner classic movies. The title refers to lavender hill, a street in battersea, a district of south london, in the postcode district sw11, near to clapham junction railway station. An unassuming bank clerk, in charge of gold bullion deliveries for almost 20 years, hatches a plot to steal a. Clarke, directed by charles crichton and starring alec guinness, stanley holloway and sid james as gold bullion thieves. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the lavender hill mob near you. The lavender hill mob 1951 charles crichton synopsis. Clarke, the team responsible for hue and cry 1947 and the titfield thunderbolt 1953.
The lavender hill mob cast and crew cast photos and info. Watch the lavender hill mob online stream full movie directv. The lavender hill mob 1951 watch on kanopy or streaming. Oct 18, 2010 the two gold bullion thieves in the lavender hill mob are criminal novices a workaday salaryman and a manufacturer of cheap souvenirs. While in the ladykillers guinness is a fiendish crook whose criminality is evident from his first appearance, in the lavender hill mob he is a mousy milquetoast. The lavender hill mob film by crichton 1951 britannica. The lavender hill mob is a 1951 film about a meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion who joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature eiffel towers directed by charles crichton. Overview of the lavender hill mob, 1952, directed by charles crichton, with alec guinness, stanley holloway, sidney james, at turner classic movies. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commission free in our professional marketplace. It was definitely enjoyable and fun, i just didnt think it was anything to freak out over.
The lavender hill mob rent movies and tv shows on dvd. On becoming a director, he worked mainly at hammer, which made radically different. The lavender hill mob movie trailer and videos tv guide. Search results for the lavender hill mob dvd netflix. The lavender hill mob one of the most famous of the 1950s ealing comedies. Thats how they manage to pull off the perfect crime by combining their unique set of skills and circumstances with the appearance of being the unlikeliest of suspects.
Watch the lavender hill mob online stream full movie. The lavender hill mob the lavender hill mob, movie of. The lavender hill mob, one of the ealing studios classics was definitely amusing and had a few hysterical moments, but i didnt love it. It was pretty impressive filmmaking and screenwriting for a movie that was only shot in black and white. 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 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. They released two albums on united artists records. Henry cornelius, 1949, it is a piece of thoroughly good. Its a comedy and crime movie with a very high rotten tomatoes critics. Watch delor en barres aka lavender hill mob prime video. The ensuing car chase ends over in west london, outside the old bramley arms, freston road at bramley road in notting hill, w11.
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The lavender hill mob, british comedy film, released in 1951, highlighted by a muchpraised performance by alec guinness. The lavender hill mob 28th june 1951 cinema 81 mins 1. The lavender hill mob alec guinness at 100 pictures. Banda sa lavender hilla je britanska crnobijela kriminalisticka filmska komedija snimljena 1951. I think the lavender hill mob s reputation is bigger than the movie. The lavender hill mob 1952 tcm intro le tour eiffel.
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. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Its certainly a must for alec guinness fans and the audrey hepburn spot at the beginning was definitely a plus, i. Guinness plays henry holland, a bank clerk in charge of refining and delivering gold bullion. The lavender hill mob is a smallscale joy, the sort of film whose time has come and gone and that we are probably never to see the like of again, but whose witty, deliciously played innocence even the most worldweary of us can enjoy and treasure. It remains lively, inventive, and a pleasure to watch. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android.
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The lavender hill mob 2000 stream and watch online. Both are hilarious british caper comedies of the 1950s, but both also feature astonishingly different central performances from alec guinness. Clarke, directed by charles crichton, starring alec guinness and stanley holloway and featuring sid james and alfie bass. Stream, download, buy, rent 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. Its certainly a must for alec guinness fans and the audrey hepburn spot at the beginning was definitely a plus, i just wasnt that impressed. Alec guinness stars as a mildmannered transporter of gold bullion who has spent 20 years moving gold bars to banks in an armored truck. The lavender hill mob the 1951 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Was it a reference to a real criminal gang called the hill mob. 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. But its humors are so ingenious and persistent that it is one big chuckle from beginning to end. An editor at first, his career spans classic ealing comedies the lavender hill mob, 1951 and gritty kitchen sink drama saturday night and sunday morning, 1960, while his overlapping career as producer saw him preside over the classic the ladykillers 1955. Watch the lavender hill mob movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Also, was hanna barberas ant hill mob in the wacky races a humorous reference to this film. Hill mob, alec guinness, stanley holloway, audrey hepburn, oscar 1952. The lavender hill mob is a 1951 comedy film from ealing studios, written by t. Then one day he simply decides to help himself to a million british pounds worth of the gold, but to pull off the heist he enlists an.
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