The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios which tells the story of a mild-mannered bank clerk who masterminds the robbery of his bank. It stars Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James, and Alfie Bass. Audrey Hepburn has a small role.

The movie was written by T.E.B. Clarke and directed by Charles Crichton. It won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay and Alec Guinness was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Lavender Hill is a street in Battersea, a district of South London, in the postcode area SW11, near to Clapham Junction railway station. The railway plays a significant part in the film.