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The original of this film I saw years ago on TV, and it was pretty good, led by Frankie Howerd in one of (if not THE) earliest performances of his career (the film was released originally in 1954). I was keen to see the film based on his being in it, and becaus eit also has Margaret Rutherford, ... Read review
When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are ... more
put on a bus driven by Percy Lamb (Frankie Howerd in his first starring role) to drive to another airport. The fog is that heavy Percy doesn't know where he is g...
When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport a group of passengers are ... more
put on a bus driven by Percy Lamb (Frankie Howerd in his first starring role) to drive to another airport. The fog is that heavy Percy doesn't know where he is g...
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Production Year: 1956 - Comedy - Director: Joshua Logan - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Betty Field, Hope Lange, Eileen Heckart, Arthur O'Connell, Casey Adams, Hans Conried, Robert Bray
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Advantages: Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford Disadvantages: Poor quality DVD edition
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The original of this film I saw years ago on TV, and it was pretty good, led by Frankie Howerd in one of (if not THE) earliest performances of his career (the film was released originally in 1954). I was keen to see the film based on his being in it, and becaus eit also has Margaret Rutherford, one of my favourite actresses in also.
The plot is essentially that frankie Howerd's charcter is a bus driver, and due ... ...road from one airport to the next. the consequences are quite hilarious, although a few of the best scenes were unfortuately cut from the DVD version. Another note regarding the difference between the original and the DVD version is the quality of the film, which to be honest is not grat on the DVD. I did find this very disappointing, though of course the film is still watchable.
So back to the plot, one of the passengers is a thief, ... more
Well, what a shame, is all I can say! Okay I can say more...
The original of this film I saw years ago on TV, and it was pretty good, led by Frankie Howerd in one of (if not THE) earliest performances of his career (the film was released originally in 1954). I was keen to see the film based on his being in it, and becaus eit also has Margaret Rutherford, one of my favourite actresses in also.
The plot is essentially that frankie Howerd's charcter is a bus driver, and due to foggy condition, he must take a bus of air passengers via road from one airport to the next. the consequences are quite hilarious, although a few of the best scenes were unfortuately cut from the DVD version. Another note regarding the difference between the original and the DVD version is the quality of the film, which to be honest is not grat on the DVD. I did find this very disappointing, though of course the film is still watchable.
So back to the plot, one of the passengers is a thief, and aboard the bus is the stolen gold bullion, and so this makes for the bus being pursude by police etc.
Despite the quality, I enjoyed the film, as I really love movies of this type, it reminded me of some of the old Will Hay films a bit, which I am also a fan of.
Some might say save your money, but I see that the DVD is available for only about £3-£4, which I think is fair. The film runs for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Bus driver Percy Lamb (Frankie Howerd) finds himself in a difficult situation when ordered to take a group of passengers from the foggy London Airport to another airport not knowing that he is in fact carrying stolen gold bullion that is about to be muggled. Frankie Howerd's first starring role.
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