

The Lavender Hill Mob(1951)
The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo!
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

Movie: The Lavender Hill Mob
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