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62% Critic Match
The Runaway Bus
“Go on, laugh... And the best of luck!”
6.2 / 10• 1953• 1h 13m•NR• 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
Percy Lamb
Lead
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Cynthia Beeston
Petula Clark
Stewardess 'Nikki' Nicholls
George Coulouris
Ernest Schroeder
Terence Alexander
Pilot Peter Jones
Toke Townley
Henry Waterman
Belinda Lee
Janie Grey
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.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Runaway Bus is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
