When heavy fog wreaks havoc among air travellers throughout southern england, outspoken cynthia beeston margaret rutherford a. 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. Groomed for stardom by the rank organisation, british actress belinda lee made her first film appearance at 18 in the runaway bus 1953. The runaway bus 1954 directed by val guest genres comedy. Most of the film s best moments go to margaret rutherford as a notsosweet old lady and belinda lee as a spynovel addict.
A top mystery comedy with howerd as a bus driver who picks up a busload at a. The runaway bus is a lightweight british comedy feature with some nice mystery and thriller aspects in the mix. Faige lutz, assa rakesh, callen berkay realisation. The runaway bus 1954 technical specifications imdb. My advice is ignore the picture quality and enjoy this film for all the other positive things it. My favorites list became too large and unmanageable so i needed another way to list movies in smaller settings.
Passengers fogbound in london airport long before it was heathrow take the title vehicle to a different airport to complete their journey. Story of the driver of airport bus who gets stranded in fog with assortment of. A list of films produced in the united kingdom in 1954 see 1954 in film 1954. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. When heavy fog prevents all aircraft from leaving london airport, a group of passengers take an airline bus to get them to an.
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. Howard also shines and it is a shame he never made more films like this. British comic howerdin his screen debutis a bus driver who finds himself. He enjoyed a long career in the film industry from the early 1930s until the early 1980s. Debbie reynolds, pat boone full length comedy fantasy movie duration. 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. 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. 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.
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. The runaway bus 1954, frankie howerd, petula clark, terence. A top mystery comedy with howerd as a bus driver who picks up a busload at a brit airport. With frankie howerd, margaret rutherford, petula clark, george coulouris. The bus used was myv617 the original commerharrington integral coach, still with boac at the time. It predates and was not part of the carry on series, and does not share any regular cast. The runaway bus download italiano, film the runaway bus in italiano newer post older post home. 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. 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. Highway dragnet is a 1954 film noir crime film directed by. However if this release is a good example of a pickwick label release, avoid thgem at all costs. The runaway bus manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. The feature film debuts of frankie howerd, belinda lee and michael gwynn.
The maggie 1954 full movie download full hd youtube. Most of the film s best moments go to margaret rutherford as a notsosweet old lady and belinda lee as a spynovel. 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. This article about a british film actor or actress is a stub. The runaway bus 1954, frankie howerd, petula clark. 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. Pretty and no nonsense lee nicholls petula clark, a flight attendant, serves as the attendant on the bus. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. Comedy crime caper starring frankie howerd as the hapless driver of a coach laden with stolen gold bullion and a selection of frustrated passengers. However, one amongst their number is the mastermind behind a bullion robbery at the airport. 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. Anthony oliver 4 july 1922, abersychan, monmouthshire, walesnovember 1995, london was a british film, television and stage actor. See the full list of the runaway bus cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Drive a crooked road 1954 full movie download full hd.
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. 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. It stars frankie howerd, margaret rutherford and petula clark. Crooks, stolen gold, and innocent bystanders get stuck on a bus that is lost in a heavy fog. 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. Jul 30, 2017 at last, the full print in nice condition and with the missing phone booth sequences put back. Overview of the runaway bus, 1954, directed by val guest, with frankie howerd, margaret rutherford, petula clark, at turner classic movies. 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.
I believe this is probably the only full version of this film now available, pieced together from a. Dakotas summer tells the story of dakota roses personal journey navigating life and the rodeo circuit after. The runaway bus 1954 when a thick wave of fog rolls through london, visibility in heathrow airport drops to zero. 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. Fga productions, kelso entertainment et toei company acteurs. Val guest 11 december 1911 10 may 2006 was an english film director and screenwriter. The runaway bus 1954 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. 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. Joan sims, who later became prominent in the carry on series, has a small part.
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. 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. 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. With all flights canceled, inept bus driver percy lamb frankie howerd has the. The motion picture was adapted from two novels, the night watch by thomas walsh and rafferty by william s. 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. The runaway bus 1954 stream and watch online moviefone. 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. Enjoyable mix of comedy and crime, especially for frankie howerds performance. 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.
Drive a crooked road 1954 full movie download full hd youtube. 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. 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. Free download of the old british movie, the runaway bus from 1954. Watch the runaway bus movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos. Things get tense when the bus runs into thick fog and becomes stranded in the gloomy english countryside. The runaway bus, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, 644827349920. Meanwhile thieves have stashed their haul of gold in the bus boot. The runaway bus frankie howerd, margaret rutherford, petula clark. The runaway bus 1954 10231954 us comedy, thriller 1h m user score.
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