When heavy fog prevents all aircraft from leaving london airport, a group of passengers take an airline bus to get them to an. Jul 30, 2017 at last, the full print in nice condition and with the missing phone booth sequences put back. A top mystery comedy with howerd as a bus driver who picks up a busload at a brit airport. At last, the full print in nice condition and with the missing phone booth sequences put back. 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 starring role to drive to another airport. The maggie 1954 full movie download full hd youtube. Crooks, stolen gold, and innocent bystanders get stuck on a bus that is lost in a heavy fog. Story of the driver of airport bus who gets stranded in fog with assortment of.
The runaway bus 1954, frankie howerd, petula clark. Val guest 11 december 1911 10 may 2006 was an english film director and screenwriter. It stars frankie howerd, margaret rutherford and petula clark. A top mystery comedy with howerd as a bus driver who picks up a busload at a. My advice is ignore the picture quality and enjoy this film for all the other positive things it. Debbie reynolds, pat boone full length comedy fantasy movie duration. With frankie howerd, margaret rutherford, petula clark, george coulouris. Most of the film s best moments go to margaret rutherford as a notsosweet old lady and belinda lee as a spynovel. Howard also shines and it is a shame he never made more films like this. Carry on admiral released in the united states as the ship was loaded is a 1957 british comedy film directed by val guest and featuring david tomlinson and ronald shiner.
It is adapted from the stage musical of the same name, which was first produced on the stage at the saville theatre, london, on 23 april 1958. Meanwhile thieves have stashed their haul of gold in the bus boot. The runaway bus 1954 when a thick wave of fog rolls through london, visibility in heathrow airport drops to zero. Passengers fogbound in london airport long before it was heathrow take the title vehicle to a different airport to complete their journey. He enjoyed a long career in the film industry from the early 1930s until the early 1980s. My favorites list became too large and unmanageable so i needed another way to list movies in smaller settings.
The runaway bus download italiano, film the runaway bus in italiano newer post older post home. 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. A list of films produced in the united kingdom in 1954 see 1954 in film 1954. It predates and was not part of the carry on series, and does not share any regular cast.
Pretty and no nonsense lee nicholls petula clark, a flight attendant, serves as the attendant on the bus. Pushover is a 1954 american film noir crime film directed by richard quine starring fred macmurray, phil carey, dorothy malone and kim novak in her first credited role. Carrie is a bigcity teenager whose life is turned upside down when she moves to a horse ranch in wyoming to live with her father. I believe this is probably the only full version of this film now available, pieced together from a channel 4 screening in 1990 and with the full. 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. Beginning as a writer and later director of comedy films, he is best known for his work for hammer, for whom he directed 14 films, and science fiction films. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. Drive a crooked road 1954 full movie download full hd youtube. Groomed for stardom by the rank organisation, british actress belinda lee made her first film appearance at 18 in the runaway bus 1953.
The feature film debuts of frankie howerd, belinda lee and michael gwynn. The fog is that heavy percy doesnt know where he is going or that he is carrying stolen gold bullion that the robbers and police are relentlessly pursuing. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. 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. Overview of the runaway bus, 1954, directed by val guest, with frankie howerd, margaret rutherford, petula clark, at turner classic movies. When heavy fog wreaks havoc among air travellers throughout southern england, outspoken cynthia beeston margaret rutherford a. British comic howerdin his screen debutis a bus driver who finds himself.
See the full list of the runaway bus cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. Faige lutz, assa rakesh, callen berkay realisation. Things get tense when the bus runs into thick fog and becomes stranded in the gloomy english countryside. The motion picture was adapted from two novels, the night watch by thomas walsh and rafferty by william s. The runaway bus 1954, frankie howerd, petula clark, terence alexander fog prevents all aircraft leaving london airport, and a group of passengers take an airline bus to another airport. Released 1954, the runaway bus stars frankiehowerd, margaretrutherford, petulaclark, belindalee the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Classic movies from 1950s that are not already in one of my other playlist categories. The runaway bus is a lovely film,typical of the early 1950s british comedythriller it features frankie howerd in his first major screen role, petula clark and margaret rutherford.
The runaway bus 1954 stream and watch online moviefone. It is adapted from the stage musical of the same name, which was first produced on the stage at the saville theatre, london, on 23 april 1958 in the film, cliff richard and the shadows made their second. The runaway bus frankie howerd, margaret rutherford, petula clark. The runaway bus 1954 10231954 us comedy, thriller 1h m user score.
The runaway bus 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I believe this is probably the only full version of this film now available, pieced together from a. Alexanders character is badly written without giving any plot points away, his character is a fatuous incompetent, but the final plot twist is a satifsying one. However, one amongst their number is the mastermind behind a bullion robbery at the airport. The runaway bus is a 1954 british comedy film produced, written, and directed by val guest. 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. The bus used was myv617 the original commerharrington integral coach, still with boac at the time. Watch the runaway bus movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos. Comedy crime caper starring frankie howerd as the hapless driver of a coach laden with stolen gold bullion and a selection of frustrated passengers.
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. Selleck portrays a police officer assigned to track down dangerous robots, while simmons is a scientist who hopes to profit from his malevolent manipulation of robots. However, one among their number is the mastermind behind a bullion robbery. With all flights canceled, inept bus driver percy lamb frankie howerd has the.
The runaway bus is a lightweight british comedy feature with some nice mystery and thriller aspects in the mix. 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. However if this release is a good example of a pickwick label release, avoid thgem at all costs. The runaway bus 1954 technical specifications imdb. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Highway dragnet is a 1954 film noir crime film directed by.
Enjoyable mix of comedy and crime, especially for frankie howerds performance. 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. 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. Runaway is a 1984 american metrocolor science fiction action film written and directed by michael crichton, starring tom selleck, gene simmons, cynthia rhodes and kirstie alley filmed in panavision. The runaway bus, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, 644827349920. The runaway bus 1954 directed by val guest genres comedy. 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. Petula clark, who was already a top recording star in 1954, appears as a perky airline hostess. The runaway bus manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. Free download of the old british movie, the runaway bus from 1954. Drive a crooked road 1954 full movie download full hd. However, they may not get to blackbush as their driver, exasperated and bumbling percy lamb frankie howerd, who has had enough problems working his way around london airport in the fog, has never driven to blackbush.
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