The Runaway Bus

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Jan 26, 2016 Despite the poor film quality there is a little gem of a film here. Heavy fog hits London so a bus is hired to take people to another airport but the crooks are amongst the passengers See more Mar 12, 2010 Great early Frankie Howerd vehicle (no pun intended). When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are put on a bus driven by Percy Lamb (Howerd in his first starring role) 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. Veteran film maker Val Guest directs the combination of comedy and drama very well. Essentially it's a rehash of the old smuggled goods story used previously in films like The Ghost Train and Oh Mr Porter, but here it has the added bonus of Frankie providing the laughs and a superb cast including Margaret Rutherford, a young Petula Clark and Terence Alexander. See more May 11, 2009 Frankie Howard is about the only good thing in this dumb British Comedy. See more Aug 19, 2008 This is a film I have loved since childhood, Frankie Howerd's comedy is spot on hilarious and has great charm. See more Read all reviews

The Runaway Bus

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