The Runaway Bus
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The Runaway Bus

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

6.2 / 10 1953 1h 13mNR English
ComedyMystery

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Frankie Howerd

Frankie Howerd

Percy Lamb

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Val Guest's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Runaway Bus is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker