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The Runaway Bus is a British film of genre Thriller directed by Val Guest released in USA on 23 october 1954 with Frankie Howerd
The Runaway Bus (1953)
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Add to a movie listThe Runaway Bus is a 1954 British comedy film produced, written, and directed by Val Guest. It stars Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford and Petula Clark. It was made at Southall Studios in London.
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When heavy fog wreaks havoc among air travelers throughout England, outspoken Cynthia Beeston (Margaret Rutherford) - a forceful proponent of "Positive Thought" - insists on being taken from London Airport to Blackbushe Airport, where she might be able to fly to Dublin. Harassed airline employees find emergency relief coach 13 and reserve driver Percy Lamb (Frankie Howerd) - so hapless he cannot find his way around the airport, much less the roads - to transport her. She is joined by mild-mannered Henry Waterman (Toke Townley), pulp-thriller addict Janie Grey (Belinda Lee) and Ernest Schroeder (George Coulouris). To satisfy a regulation, stewardess "Nikki" Nicholls (Petula Clark) is assigned to shepherd them. Rounding out the party is airline first officer Peter Jones (Terence Alexander), who hitches a ride. Unbeknownst to most of them, robbers have stolen £200,000 worth of gold bullion from the airport bonded store and hidden the proceeds in the boot of the coach.Actors
Frankie Howerd
(Percy Lamb)
Margaret Rutherford
(Miss Cynthia Beeston)
Petula Clark
(Stewardess 'Nikki' Nicholls)
George Coulouris
(Ernest Schroeder)
Toke Townley
(Henry Waterman)
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