The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios.

Plot

Henry "Dutch" Holland (Guinness) is a timid bank clerk in London who has been in charge of gold bullion deliveries for many years. He discovers that he is about to be moved to a new department.

Related Topics:
London - Gold

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Within one week, he plans the robbery of the weekly gold delivery, with the assistance of his fellow lodger Mr Pendlebury (Stanley Holloway). They blackmail two petty crooks, Lackery Smith (Sidney James) and Shorty (Alfie Bass) into helping them and they carry out the robbery.

Related Topics:
Stanley Holloway - Sidney James - Alfie Bass

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The plan is to melt the gold in the foundry owned by Pendlebury and export it to France disguised as miniature souvenir Eiffel Towers. But the plan goes wrong when one of the towers goes astray and is recognised by the police. After a high-speed multiple car chase through London, Holland escapes and travels to South America, whilst Pendlebury is arrested. In the opening scene of the film, Holland is seen being arrested by British police in South America prior to being extradited to Britain. It is not made clear what the fates of Smith and Shorty are meant to be.

Related Topics:
Foundry - France - Eiffel Tower - South America

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