Holland (Alec Guinness) is a shy retiring man who works as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold bullion. He befriends Pendlebury (Stanley Holloway) a maker of souvenirs and remarks that, with Pendlebury's smelting equipment, it might be possible to forge the bank's gold into harmless-looking toy Eiffel Towers in order to smuggle it into France. Soon after, they gain the services of professional criminals Lackery (Sid James) and Shorty (Alfie Bass). The four concoct what they believe will to be the perfect crime, which turns out to be anything but.

GENRE: Detective, Comedy
MPAA RATING: No Rating
RUN TIME: 1h 21m
RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2024
STARRING: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James, Alfie Bass, Marjorie Fielding
DIRECTOR(S): Charles Crichton
PRODUCER(S): Michael Balcon
WRITER(S): T.E.B. Clarke
STUDIO: Rialto Pictures