365 Days. 365 Films.

The Lavender Hill Mob is a British crime/comedy starring Alec Guiness, about a bank clerk who joins forces with a neighbour in a plan to steal the gold he oversees and smuggle them out of the UK, reshaped as Eifel Tower paper weights.

This is a classic post-war British comedy from Ealing Studios and a fine example of the cinema of it’s day and it’s probably just as enjoyable now. Alec Guiness is brilliant and hilarious in his role, and the chemistry and comedic timing between him and Stanley Holloway is impeccable. One particular scene to note is the run down the Eifel Tower, which demonstrates their comic ability and their ability to play off one another.

It isn’t something I would have chosen to watch on my own – it was a recommendation – but after seeing it, it does seem to be the kind of film that I would quite happily sit down and watch again and again.