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The Runaway Bus

The Runaway Bus

Go on, laugh... And the best of luck!

1953•1h 13m•5.9/10
ComedyMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.9/10(12)

When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are put on a bus driven by Percy Lamb to drive to another airport. The fog is that heavy Percy doesn't know where he is going or that he is carrying stolen gold bullion that the robbers and police are relentlessly pursuing.

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Production

Val Guest Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Frankie Howerd

Frankie Howerd

Percy Lamb

Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Miss Cynthia Beeston

Petula Clark

Petula Clark

Stewardess 'Nikki' Nicholls

George Coulouris

George Coulouris

Ernest Schroeder

Terence Alexander

Terence Alexander

Pilot Peter Jones

Toke Townley

Toke Townley

Henry Waterman

Belinda Lee

Belinda Lee

Janie Grey

John Horsley

John Horsley

Inspector Henley

Anthony Oliver

Uniformed Senior Airport Official

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Airport Security Officer

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Travel Girl

Stringer Davis

Stringer Davis

2nd Transport Officer

Michael Gwynn

Michael Gwynn

1st Transport Officer

Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith

Telephone Man

Lionel Murton

Lionel Murton

American Traveller

Lisa Gastoni

Lisa Gastoni

Receptionist

Cyril Conway

1st Crook

Arthur Lovegrove

2nd Crook

Alastair Hunter

Alastair Hunter

Detective Spencer

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