Overview
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
DirectorAlexander Mackendrick
ProducersMichael Balcon
ScreenplayWilliam Rose
Top Casts
Alec Guinness
Professor Marcus
Cecil Parker
Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
Herbert Lom
Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
Peter Sellers
Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'
Danny Green
'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'
Katie Johnson
Mrs. Wilberforce
Jack Warner
The Superintendent
Philip Stainton
The Sergeant
Frankie Howerd
The Barrow Boy
Madge Brindley
Large Lady (uncredited)
Details
LanguageEnglish
Production companiesEaling Studios, Michael Balcon Productions
TaglineWho was that lady I saw you outwit last night? That was no lady … That was ‘Mum’ Wilberforce, …
