LAVENDER HILL MOB (1951)

A retired bank clerk retells his life story of how he reached his goal of riches for a stranger in a bar in Rio de Janeiro.  When he was bank clerk he meticulously oversaw the banks gold bar production and transportation.  Eventually, he intended to steal this gold whenever an opportunity arose.  One day a man moved into the same building in which he lived and the man's profession seemed to fit into the bank clerks dubious plan.  In addition, he traps two accomplices for the plan and they put the plan into action.  However, something seems fishy as the story unfolds.  The Lavender Hill Mob is a well performed dark comedy about the theft of a hefty sum in gold that brings the audience to ponder the film in retrospect.

DIRECTED BY

Charles Crichton

COUNTRY

UK

REVIEWED
11/6/2002
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