The Lavender Hill Mob (1951): Alec Guinness, Audrey Hepburn and a Heist
Directed by Charles Crichton, The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) ranks amongst the best British comedies of the 1950's and is a stellar Caper film. The story focuses on a straight-arrow bank employee who carefully plans the perfect robbery of gold from his armored truck, and the trouble that ensues when things slip up. Alec Guinness is excellent in the lead role. Stanley Holloway is superb as his partner. The film is also notable because it marks early brief film appearances by Audrey Hepburn and Robert Shaw.
