The Lavender Hill Mob are Stanley Holloway, Alec Guinness, Alfie Bass, and Sidney James.
The British Film Institute launches BFI Player Classics on May 14. The new streaming outlet promises what it calls a “collection of classic British cinema specifically for the American market.” (I’m guessing that means no subtitles.) What follows is a trio of comedies guaranteed to delight. For more information on the subscription service, visit: https://www.bfi.org.uk/
The Lavender Hill Mob
(1951)
Virtuous to a fault and 100% lacking in initiative in the eyes of his superiors, bank clerk Holland (Alec Guinness, eyes gleaming, chin tucked in chest) is the perfect employee. But don’t let his “fusby” comportment fool you. It’s an act, one that Holland has spent 20 years on the job refining. He oversees a weekly delivery of gold bullion, and after all that time, our inconspicuous wage earner has at last hit upon a plan to stick it to the man. A neighboring souvenir salesman (Stanl