The Lavender Hill Mob

Alec Guinness was in a number of successful and well-respected British comedies during the 50's and 60's and this is probably one of the most high regarded. I enjoyed it, but perhaps less so than some of the others. Guinness and Stanley Holloway play a couple of classy, unappologetic bank robbers who want to make the next score. It's got some laughs, but mostly it's the kind of British humor that works for some and not for others. It had some excellent scenes -- for instance, the scene in which they are running down the stairs of the Eiffel Tower chasing a troupe of Brithish school-girls is a minor classic in and of itself. Also, the concluding car chase reminded me of the end car chase in The Pink Panther. Guinness is a fine actor and incredibly versatile as he shows by bringing strong performances to so many genre's.