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A list of films produced in the united kingdom in 1954 see 1954 in film 1954. Howard also shines and it is a shame he never made more films like this. Watch the runaway bus movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos. Jul 30, 2017 at last, the full print in nice condition and with the missing phone booth sequences put back. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Crooks, stolen gold, and innocent bystanders get stuck on a bus that is lost in a heavy fog. Highway dragnet is a 1954 film noir crime film directed by. The feature film debuts of frankie howerd, belinda lee and michael gwynn. Comedy crime caper starring frankie howerd as the hapless driver of a coach laden with stolen gold bullion and a selection of frustrated passengers. The runaway bus 1954 life with the lyons 1954 the lyons in paris 1955 they cant hang me 1955 the gelignite gang 1956 hour of decision 1957 professor tim 1957 undercover girl 1958 stormy crossing 1958 blood of the vampire 1958 the price of silence 1959 boyds shop 1960. Fga productions, kelso entertainment et toei company acteurs. The runaway bus, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, 644827349920. The runaway bus is a lightweight british comedy feature with some nice mystery and thriller aspects in the mix.
Groomed for stardom by the rank organisation, british actress belinda lee made her first film appearance at 18 in the runaway bus 1953. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. This is a great comedy film,with a large number of british stars on their way up including later pop star petula clarke who these days lives in france. Lanternjawed british comedian frankie howerd, best known to american tv fans as the star of the raucous historical satire up pompeii, heads the cast of the runaway bus. Vostfr the runaway bus 1954 film complet en francais. However, one amongst their number is the mastermind behind a bullion robbery at the airport. Things get tense when the bus runs into thick fog and becomes stranded in the gloomy english countryside.
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The runaway bus manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. Petula clark, who was already a top recording star in 1954, appears as a perky airline hostess. He enjoyed a long career in the film industry from the early 1930s until the early 1980s. The story is set on a foggy night of the year, the location an airport transport bus which is taking the usual diverse group of passengers to a remote location but struggling to find a route through the obscured country roads. Most of the film s best moments go to margaret rutherford as a notsosweet old lady and belinda lee as a spynovel addict. My favorites list became too large and unmanageable so i needed another way to list movies in smaller settings. At last, the full print in nice condition and with the missing phone booth sequences put back. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. Overview of the runaway bus, 1954, directed by val guest, with frankie howerd, margaret rutherford, petula clark, at turner classic movies. Debbie reynolds, pat boone full length comedy fantasy movie duration. The runaway bus 1954 directed by val guest genres comedy. The bus used was myv617 the original commerharrington integral coach, still with boac at the time.
Anthony oliver 4 july 1922, abersychan, monmouthshire, walesnovember 1995, london was a british film, television and stage actor. Mar 07, 2017 when heavy fog prevents all aircraft from leaving london airport, a group of passengers take an airline bus to get them to an alternative airport. With all flights canceled, inept bus driver percy lamb frankie howerd has the. When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving london airport, a group of passengers are put on a bus driven by percy lamb frankie howerd in his first. Frankie howerds long telephone monologue was completely adlibbed during the last hour of shooting, when it was discovered the film was too short to qualify as a main feature under british regulations. Meanwhile thieves have stashed their haul of gold in the bus boot. The maggie 1954 full movie download full hd youtube. This article about a british film actor or actress is a stub. My advice is ignore the picture quality and enjoy this film for all the other positive things it.