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The Lavender Hill Mob
Why this pick
An elegant Ealing caper with gently escalating criminal chaos, dry British understatement, and an ordinary protagonist overwhelmed by an increasingly elaborate scheme.
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MOVIE1955 1h 31m GBR
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Mrs Wilberforce is a sweet and eccentric old widow who lives alone with her raucous parrots and likes to report suspicious behavior to the police. Unaware of her reputation, the dapper thief Professor Marcus rents rooms in the elderly widow's home for himself and his band of cohorts. Posing as a string quintet, the thieves pull off a bank robbery, but slip up in front of the old woman as they try to escape.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Herbert Lom
Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
Jack Warner
The Superintendent
Alec Guinness
Professor Marcus
Danny Green
'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'
Katie Johnson
Mrs. Wilberforce
Frankie Howerd
The Barrow Boy
Peter Sellers
Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'