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The Lavender Hill Mob ()

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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.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.
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Holland
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Pendlebury
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Lackery
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Shorty
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Mrs. Chalk
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Miss Evesham
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Parkin
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Turner
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Wallis
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Godwin
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Farrow
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Station Sergeant
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Clayton
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Senora Gallardo
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Chiquita
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Gregory
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British Ambassador
Ann Heffernan ...
Kiosk Girl
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Customs Official (as Jacques Brunius)
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Customs Official
Paul Demel ...
Customs Official
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Customs Official (as Andrea Malandrinos)
Cyril Chamberlain ...
Commander
Tony Quinn ...
Deputy Commander
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Detective Superintendant
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Inspector Talbot
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P.C. Williams
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Divisional Detective Inspector
David Davies ...
City Policeman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Adams ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth ...
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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June Edwards (uncredited)
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Tube Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Small Role (uncredited)
Daniel Brown ...
Man in Police Line Up (uncredited)
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Joe the Gab (uncredited)
Jacques Cey ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Waiter in Restaurant (uncredited)
Jacqueline Curtis ...
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
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Police Driver (uncredited)
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Craggs (uncredited)
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Chief Cashier (uncredited)
Norman Fisher ...
Commuter (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Rex Garner ...
Rio Club Waiter (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths ...
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Victor Hagan ...
Passerby (uncredited)
Eileen Harvey ...
School Mistress (uncredited)
Ned Hood ...
Vicar / Policeman (uncredited)
Gerry Judge ...
Rio Club Member (uncredited)
Charles Lamb ...
Mr. Richards (uncredited)
Howard Lang ...
Policeman at Window (uncredited)
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Customs Officer (uncredited)
Martin Lyder ...
Waiter (uncredited)
Cyril Lyons ...
A Policeman (uncredited)
Louis Matto ...
Gendarme (uncredited)
Manny Michael ...
Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
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1st Man in Police Identity Parade (uncredited)
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School Headmistress (uncredited)
Fred Nicholas ...
Police Driver (uncredited)
Joe Phelps ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Frederick Piper ...
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Ernie Priest ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Ernie Rice ...
Man at Races (uncredited)
Johnny Rossi ...
Man in Police Line Up (uncredited)
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Chemist at Police Exhibition (uncredited)
Valerie Singleton ...
Girl (uncredited)
George Spence ...
Racegoer (uncredited)
John Warwick ...
Police Inspector at Squad Car Headquarters (uncredited)
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Opposition MP (uncredited)
George Wilson ...
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
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Squad Car Headquarters PC (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Crichton

Written by

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T.E.B. Clarke ... (original screenplay)

Produced by

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Michael Balcon ... producer
Michael Truman ... associate producer

Music by

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Georges Auric

Cinematography by

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Douglas Slocombe ... director of photography

Editing by

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Seth Holt

Editorial Department

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Harry Aldous ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Barbara Bennett ... assembly editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Margaret Harper Nelson ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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William Kellner

Costume Design by

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Anthony Mendleson

Makeup Department

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Ernest Taylor ... makeup artist
Harry Wilton ... makeup artist (as H. Wilton)
Barbara Barnard ... hairdressing supervisor (uncredited)
Daphne Martin ... assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Slim Hand ... unit production manager
Hal Mason ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Norman Priggen ... assistant director
John Meadows ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Jim O'Connolly ... third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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G. Beavan ... floor props (uncredited)
Bert Davey ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Wally Hill ... floor props (uncredited)
Fred Lacey ... production buyer (uncredited)
Andrew Low ... set dresser (uncredited)
Tony Rimmington ... draughtsman (uncredited)
George Speller ... construction manager (uncredited)
Bob Tull ... property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Stephen Dalby ... sound supervisor
Les Hammond ... recordist (as Leslie Hammond)
Robert R. Healy ... assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Eric Stockl ... sound camera operator (uncredited)
Cyril Swern ... boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Sydney Pearson ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Geoffrey Dickinson ... special processes
Bryan Langley ... special processes

Camera and Electrical Department

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Geoffrey Faithfull ... additional photography (as Geoffrey Faithful)
Jeff Seaholme ... camera operator
Jack Dooley ... still photographer (uncredited)
Jack Ford ... chief electrician (uncredited)
Bob Penn ... floor stills (uncredited)
Michael Shepherd ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Bert Spurgeon ... floor electrician (uncredited)
Hugh Wilson ... focus puller (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Muriel Cole ... crowd casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ernie Farrer ... wardrobe master (uncredited)
Ben Foster ... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Lily Payne ... wardrobe mistress (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ernest Irving ... conductor: The Philharmonia Orchestra
The Philharmonia Orchestra ... musicians: orchestra

Script and Continuity Department

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Phyllis Crocker ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Baynham Honri ... studio manager (uncredited)
Ronald Searle ... poster artist (uncredited)
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Special Effects

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Other Companies

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  • RCA (sound system)

Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Rick Gregory

Plot Keywords
Taglines He stole $3,000,000 in gold and that's a lot of BULLion! See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • De l'or en barres (France)
  • Das Glück kam über Nacht - Einmal Millionär sein (Germany)
  • Oro en barras (Spain)
  • 拉凡德山的暴徒 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 械劫装甲车 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 78 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Audrey Hepburn (Chiquita) was considered for a larger role in this movie, but stage work made her unavailable. Sir 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 movie. See more »
Goofs Whatever the Eiffel Tower paperweights are made of it is not gold or lead, because a paperweight of that size cast in those metals would be too heavy to handle with the ease that they are handled in the film. (For example, Holland places one lightly on the palm of his hand without flinching a muscle.) See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Ealing Comedies or Kind Hearts and Overdrafts (1970). See more »
Soundtracks Rumba Rio See more »
Quotes Henry Holland: A minute later, the guard will appear around this corner, and you, Pendlebury, will detain him for at least half a minute. Ask him for a light, ask him the way, ask him anything, but keep him there, we must have those thirty seconds.
Pendlebury: Edgar.
Henry Holland: I beg your pardon?
Pendlebury: Isn't one supposed to say that when one's being briefed? On my rare visits to the cinema...
Henry Holland: The word is "roger."
Pendlebury: Oh, roger. How silly of me.
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