"The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo!"

1951

1h 18m

7.2(295 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Alec Guinness

Henry 'Dutch' Holland

Stanley Holloway

Albert Pendlebury

Sidney James

Lackery Wood

Alfie Bass

Shorty Fisher

Marjorie Fielding

Mrs. Chalk

Edie Martin

Miss Evesham

John Salew

Parkin

Ronald Adam

Turner

Arthur Hambling

Wallis

Gibb McLaughlin

Godwin

Creative team

Directed by: Charles Crichton
Written by: T. E. B. Clarke
Produced by: Michael Balcon

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