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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.
The Runaway Bus (1953) is a comedy and mystery film directed by Val Guest, released on February 16, 1953 with a runtime of 1h 13m. It stars Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford, Petula Clark and George Coulouris. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 13 ratings.
Frankie Howerd
as Percy Lamb
Margaret Rutherford
as Miss Cynthia Beeston
Petula Clark
as Stewardess 'Nikki' Nicholls
George Coulouris
as Ernest Schroeder
Terence Alexander
as Pilot Peter Jones
Toke Townley
as Henry Waterman
Belinda Lee
as Janie Grey
John Horsley
as Inspector Henley
Anthony Oliver
as Uniformed Senior Airport Official
Sam Kydd
as Airport Security Officer
Marianne Stone
as Travel Girl
Stringer Davis
as 2nd Transport Officer
Directed by Val Guest, written by Val Guest, produced by Val Guest.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 13 ratings.
It must have been terrible to have to share a stage/screen with Margaret Rutherford. She only had to look at the camera and she had already stolen the scene - a consummate comedy actress whom, alongside Frankie Howerd, keeps this rather daft crime caper bubbling along quite nicely for 75 minutes. A pea-soup fog has delayed all the flights from London's Heathrow Airport - as was it's wont back then - and so a motley…
Reviewed on March 27, 2022
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The main cast of The Runaway Bus (1953) includes Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford, Petula Clark, George Coulouris and Terence Alexander. The film was directed by Val Guest. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Runaway Bus was released on February 16, 1953 and runs for 1h 13m.
The Runaway Bus (1953) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 13 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
