The Lavender Hill Mob

According to Entertainment Weekly, "one of the greatest comedies ever made!" Sir Alec Guinness received his first Oscar nomination as Best Actor for his delightful performance as Henry Holland, a meek clerk who devises an ingenious plan to rob a fortune in gold bullion from his own bank. But when Henry and his odd accomplice melt the gold into souvenir Eiffel Towers to smuggle to France, their perfect crime becomes a disastrous caper of Cockney crooks, customs chaos and an ill-timed group of British schoolgirls, all leading to some of the most hilarious and unexpected surprises in criminal history.
Sidney James and a young Audrey Hepburn co-star in this beloved Eating Studios hit directed by Charles Crichton (A Fish Called Wanda, The Titfield Thunderbolt) that won the 1951 Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The Alec Guinness Collection presents this presents this screen legend's classic comedies including Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Ladykillers, The Man in the White Suit and The Captain's Paradise.