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The Lavender Hill Mob Overview:

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) was a Comedy - Crime Film directed by Charles Crichton and produced by Michael Balcon and Michael Truman.

Academy Awards 1952 --- Ceremony Number 25 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best ActorAlec GuinnessNominated
Best WritingT. E. B. ClarkeWon
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THE 8TH ANNUAL RULE BRITANNIA BLOGATHON: The Lavender Hill Mob, 1951

on Sep 24, 2021 From Caftan Woman

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 and a... Read full article

The Lavender Hill Mob

By Beatrice on Jul 21, 2015 From Flickers in Time

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 full article

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 5, 2014 From 4 Star Films

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 art and t... Read full article

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 5, 2014 From 4 Star Films

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 art and t... Read full article

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The Lavender Hill Mob Quotes:

Shorty: I didn't like to say so, but I don't really fancy going to Paris meself.
Henry Holland: Why?
Shorty: Well a friend of mine, he pinched a couple of tickets for the Test Match, see? I wouldn't half like to see that.
[Holland and Pendlebury look at a newly cast Eiffel Tower paperweight]
Henry Holland: Our firstborn.
Henry Holland: I was a potential millionaire, yet I had to be satisfied with eight pounds, fifteen shillings, less deductions.
Henry Holland: I said leave it.
Lackery: A ruddy waste! There's many a starving bloke'd be glad of that lot!
Neighbor: Ah, Holland, heh heh, the man of millions! What'd you get away with today? Got any spare ingots for an old pal? Ha ha, you'll be the death of me, Holland!
Henry Holland: I sincerely trust so.
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The Lavender Hill Mob Facts
T.E.B. Clarke was originally meant to do a sequel to the popular police drama, The Blue Lamp, but he quickly decided he'd much rather write a comedy instead.
Ealing Studios, planning a bank-robbery film, asked the Bank of England to devise a way in which a million pounds could be stolen from the bank. A special committee was created to come up with an idea, and their plan is the one used in the film.
Audrey Hepburn was considered for a larger role in this film, but stage work made her unavailable. Alec Guinness was impressed with the young actress and arranged for her to appear in a bit part. This is considered to be Hepburn's first appearance in a major film.
First feature film of Frank Forsyth.
Robert Shaw's first film. However, most of his performance ended up on the cutting room floor.
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