The Runaway Bus

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Movie Info

Lantern-jawed British comedian Frankie Howerd, best known to American TV fans as the star of the raucous historical satire Up Pompeii, heads the cast of The Runaway Bus. Howard plays Percy Lamb, a novice bus driver assigned to drive a coach from one London ariport to another. Alas, the city is enveloped in a thick fog, and poor Percy gets lost, along with his half-dozen passengers and a hidden cache of stolen gold. Most of the film's best moments go to Margaret Rutherford as a not-so-sweet old lady and Belinda Lee as a spy-novel addict. Petula Clark, who was already a top recording star in 1954, appears as a perky airline hostess. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Comedy
Directed By:

Val Guest
Written By:

Val Guest
In Theaters:

Oct 23, 1954 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Nov 27, 2007
Runtime:

78 minutes
Studio:

Conquest

Cast

Frankie Howerd
as Percy Lamb

Margaret Rutherford
as Miss Cynthia Beeston

George Coulouris
as Ernest Schroeder

Petula Clark
as Stewardess 'Nikki' Nicholls

Belinda Lee
as Janie Grey

Terry Alexander
as Peter Jones

Reginald Beckwith
as Collector

Toke Townley
as Henry Waterman

Terence Alexander
as Peter Jones

John Horsley
as Inspector Henley

Anthony Oliver
as Duty Officer

Stringer Davis
as Administrative Officer

Lisa Gastoni
as Receptionist

Frank Phillips
as Newsreader

Sam Kydd
as Chief of Security

Michael Gwynn
as Transport Dispatcher

Marianne Stone
as Uniformed Airport Hostess

Lionel Murton
as American Traveller

Jimmy Young
as Traveller

Alastair Hunter

Tedwell Chapman
as American Traveller

Richard Beynon
as Transport Officer

Cyril Conway
as Crook

Arthur Lovegrove
as Crook

James Brown (II)
as Pilot

Alistair Hunter
as Detective Spencer

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Critic Reviews for The Runaway Bus

All Critics (1) | Fresh (1)

A modestly amusing caper film from producer, writer and director Val Guest.

May 16, 2009 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews