Caftan Woman Posted by on September 24, 2021

A Shroud of Thoughts is the place to be this weekend for the 8th Annual Rule Britannia Blogathon courtesy of our host, Terence Towles Canote. My contribution is a look at the old favourite from Ealing, The Lavender Hill Mob, 1951."The events and characters portrayed in this film are fictitious...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on July 21, 2015

The Lavender Hill Mob Directed by Charles Crichton Written by T.E.B. Clarke 1951/UK Ealing Studios Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant #250 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Was there ever a more versatile actor than Alec Guinness? The movie begins with “Dutch” Holland (Guinness) r   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 5, 2014

Starring Alec Guinness and David Holloway this Ealing Studios comedy-heist film begins with an older man recounting how he got away with a large amount of gold bullion. His job had been to ride with gold shipments while they were transported. However, soon he met a quirky fellow partial to...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 5, 2014

Starring Alec Guinness and David Holloway this Ealing Studios comedy-heist film begins with an older man recounting how he got away with a large amount of gold bullion. His job had been to ride with gold shipments while they were transported. However, soon he met a quirky fellow partial to...   read more