Passport to Pimlico
French Goings-On in the Heart of London.
When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of Burgundy, France and thus foreign territory. The British government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area.
- 6.9
- 1949
- Released
- 1h 24m
Stanley Holloway
Arthur Pemberton
Hermione Baddeley
Edie Randall
Margaret Rutherford
Professor Hatton-Jones
Paul Dupuis
Duke of Burgundy
Raymond Huntley
Mr. Wix
John Slater
Frank Huggins
Jane Hylton
Molly
Betty Warren
Connie Pemberton
Barbara Murray
Shirley Pemberton
Sydney Tafler
Fred Cowan
Frederick Piper
Garland
Philip Stainton
P.C. Spiller
Charles Hawtrey
Bert Fitch
Basil Radford
Gregg
Naunton Wayne
Straker
Roy Carr
Benny SpillerNancy Gabrielle
Mrs. CowanMalcolm Knight
Monty CowanRoy Gladdish
Charlie RandallStuart Lindsell
CoronerGilbert Davis
Bagshawe
Michael Hordern
Bashford
Arthur Howard
Bassett
Bill Shine
Captain Willow
Harry Locke
Sergeant
Sam Kydd
SapperJoey Carr
Dave ParsonsLloyd Pearson
FawcettArthur Denton
Customs Official
Tommy Godfrey
Bus Conductor
James Hayter
CommissionaireMasoni
Conjurer
Fred Griffiths
Spiv
Grace Arnold
Pompous WomanPaul Demel
Central European
Released
en
- #treasure
- #territory
- #world war ii
- #political negotiations
- #satire
- #black and white
- #food rationing
- #london blitz
- #unexploded bomb
Reviews
I think this ranks amongst the best of the post-war British comedies. The residents of an heavily bombed-out part of London are deliberating what to do with some waste ground when an unexploded bomb goes off on the site leading to the discovery of a fantastic medieval treasure. Amongst this treasure is a document identified by an on-form Margaret Rutherford as the ditzy professor, that states that