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Release Date: 1954

Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Frankie Howerd, Petula Clark

Categories: Movies, Crime Fiction, Comedy, Caper story, Mystery

The Runaway Bus is a 1954 British comedy film produced, written, and directed by Val Guest. It stars Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford and Petula Clark. Heavy fog wreaks havoc among air travelers throughout England. When outspoken Cynthia Beeston (a forceful proponent of "Positive Thought" played by Margaret Rutherford) insists on being taken from London Airport to Blackbushe Airport, where she might be able to fly to Dublin, harassed airline employees find emergency relief coach 13 and reserve driver Percy Lamb (so hapless he cannot find his way around the airport, much less the roads;... MORE

The Runaway Bus is a 1954 British comedy film produced, written, and directed by Val Guest. It stars Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford and Petula Clark. Heavy fog wreaks havoc among air travelers throughout England. When outspoken Cynthia Beeston (a forceful proponent of "Positive Thought" played by Margaret Rutherford) insists on being taken from London Airport to Blackbushe Airport, where she might be able to fly to Dublin, harassed airline employees find emergency relief coach 13 and reserve driver Percy Lamb (so hapless he cannot find his way around the airport, much less the roads; played by Frankie Howerd) to transport her, mild-mannered Henry Waterman (Toke Townley), pulp-thriller addict Janie Grey (Belinda Lee) and Ernest Schroeder (George Coulouris). To satisfy a regulation, stewardess "Nikki" Nicholls (Petula Clark) is assigned to shepherd them. Rounding out the party is airline first officer Peter Jones (Terence Alexander), who hitches a ride. Unbeknownst to most of them, robbers have stolen £200,000 worth of gold bullion from the airport bonded store and hidden the proceeds in the boot of the coach. Two of the crooks are caught; under questioning by Inspector Henley LESS