Passport to Pimlico

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Cast

Stanley Holloway
as Arthur Pemberton

Paul Dupuis
as Duke of Burgundy

Barbara Murray
as Shirley Pemberton

Margaret Rutherford
as Professor Hatton-Jones

Hermione Baddeley
as Eddie Randall

Basil Radford
as Gregg

Naunton Wayne
as Straker

Jane Hylton
as Molly

Raymond Huntley
as Mr. Wix

Betty Warren
as Connie Pemberton

John Slater
as Frank Huggins

Frederick Piper
as Garland

Malcolm Knight
as Monty Cowan

Sydney Tafler
as Fred Cowan

Charles Hawtrey
as Bert Fitch

James Hayter
as Commissionaire

Philip Stainton
as P.C. Spiller

Stuart Lindsell
as Coroner

Michael Hordern
as Inspector Bashford

Arthur Howard
as Bassett

Bill Shine
as Captain

Harry Locke
as Sergeant

Sam Kydd
as Sapper

Fred Griffiths
as Spiv

Grace Arnold
as Woman in Underground

Roy Carr
as Benny Spiller

Nancy Gabrielle
as Mrs. Cowan

Gilbert Davis
as Bagshawe

Joey Carr
as Dave Parsons

Lloyd Pearson
as Fawcett

Arthur Denton
as Customs Official

Tommy Godfrey
as Bus Conductor

Masoni
as Conjurer

Paul Demel
as Central European

Michael Knight
as Monty Cowan

Doris Yorke

Roy Gladdish
as Charlie Randall

Bernard Farrel

Michael Craig

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Critic Reviews for Passport to Pimlico

Audience Reviews for Passport to Pimlico

• Sep 08, 2013

  "Passport to Pimlico" starts innocently enough on a sweltering day in London, or as innocently as it can with an unexploded bomb in the vicinity. That's okay because the authorities have decided to leave it alone for now. And then having a bit of fun, a bunch of boys accidentally set it off, with thankfully no injuries. At least, until Arthur Pemberton(Stanley Holloway), a shopkeeper, stumbles down the hole to get a closer look and thinks he sees treasure. That is confirmed later when he and his daughter Shirley(Barbara Murray) have a closer look. They get even more information when Professor Hatton-Jones(the always delightful Margaret Rutherford) testifies at the inquest including one big surprise. "Passport to Pimlico" is a funny bit of nonsense, albeit one that has some grounding in reality, from its slow start in the reality of post-war London(the movie is actually dedicated to ration books) to historical discoveries lying just underneath the ground.(Considering they just discovered the remains of Richard III, anything is possible, right?) And as much as it may feel like the movie is getting out of hand later, it is grounded in a remarkably astute Cold War satire that is still relevant today, as it possibly foresees free trade zones. After all, what can be sillier than borders that keep people apart?
  Walter M Super Reviewer
• Feb 04, 2012

  I found the film a little dated and not as skillfully shot as later classic Ealing films but I enjoyed the central idea around the film and the lengths the members of Pimlico go to in order to make a stand against England. Maybe not as 'funny' as other well known Ealing films (The Lavender Hill Mob and Kind Hearts and Coronets for example) this is still an enjoyable British film made long before Richard Curtis started churning them out.
  

  David S Super Reviewer
• Feb 06, 2008

  When it comes to Brit movies I prefer ones from the 60s but this was actually alright and better than I expected. Margaret Rutherford was rather funny too.
  Emily B Super Reviewer
• Oct 06, 2007

  i was going to watch a film about the cuban missile crisis but the same evening i decided to watch this instead. it turned out to be just as if not more enlightening plus it had some comedy to go with it. it's a case study in what democracy is. all new burgandy was missing in this tale of fiction was some russian missiles, especially as it was set in the cold war era. enjoyable and educational
  Sanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer

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