The Lavender Hill Mob

Genre: Comedy

Worldwide gross$31,288

Holland, a shy retiring man, dreams of being rich and living the good life. Faithfully, for twenty 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 afterwards, 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.

🏆 Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 4 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Crime

Director

Charles Crichton

Cast

Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James

Released

15 October 1951

Runtime

1h 18m

Certificate

Approved

IMDb rating

7.5 / 10

Votes

16,044

Metascore

90

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Box office

$16,361

Edition

Base