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The Runaway Bus

Year:

1954

Duration:

78 min | USA:74 min (TCM print)

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

IMDB rate:

6.3

Director:

Val Guest

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1954-10-08

Filming Locations: Southall Studios, Southall, Middlesex, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

James Brown

Marianne Stone

Travel Girl

Lionel Murton

American Traveller

Lisa Gastoni

Receptionist (as Liza Gastone)

Margaret Rutherford

Miss Cynthia Beeston

Belinda Lee

Janie Grey

George Coulouris

Edward Schroeder

Toke Townley

Henry Waterman

Michael Gwynn

1st Transport Officer (as Michael Gwynne)

Stringer Davis

2nd Transport Officer

Richard Beynon

3rd Transport Officer

Anthony Oliver

Duty Officer

Petula Clark

Lee Nicholls

Frankie Howerd

Percy Lamb

Sam Kydd

Security Officer

Reginald Beckwith

Telephone Man

Terence Alexander

Peter Jones

Cyril Conway

1st Crook

Arthur Lovegrove

2nd Crook

John Horsley

Inspector Henley (as John Horseley)

Alastair Hunter

Detective Spencer

Ted Chapman

Minor Role (uncredited)

Norma Dale

Minor Role (uncredited)

William Franklyn

Crook in Opening Sequence (voice) (uncredited)

Frank Phillips

BBC Newscaster (uncredited)

Jimmy Young

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Trivia

The first confirmed feature of Frankie Howerd.

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First film of Michael Gwynn.

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Goofs

In the actual movie, Mr. Schroeder is continually referred to as Edward as his given name. In the end credits, the character's given name is listed as Ernest.

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When Percy Lamb says 'Just follow this' meaning the luggage straps tied to the headlights - the luggage straps are nowhere to be seen prior as if they mysteriously appeared in his hand.

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