Movie

The Runaway Bus

Released: February 16, 1953 (1953)

Runtime: 73 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Mystery

When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are put on a bus driven by Percy Lamb to drive to another airport. The fog is that heavy Percy doesn't know where he is going or that he is carrying stolen gold bullion that the robbers and police are relentlessly pursuing.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Margaret Rutherford as Miss Cynthia Beeston
Age at release: 60
George Coulouris as Ernest Schroeder
Age at release: 49
Toke Townley as Henry Waterman
Age at release: 40
Sam Kydd as Airport Security Officer
Age at release: 36
Frankie Howerd as Percy Lamb
Age at release: 35
John Horsley as Inspector Henley
Age at release: 32
Anthony Oliver as Uniformed Senior Airport Official
Age at release: 30
Terence Alexander as Pilot Peter Jones
Age at release: 29
Petula Clark as Stewardess 'Nikki' Nicholls
Age at release: 20
Belinda Lee as Janie Grey
Age at release: 17

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Stringer Davis as 2nd Transport Officer
Age at release: 53
Reginald Beckwith as Telephone Man
Age at release: 44
Cyril Conway as 1st Crook
Age at release: 39
Arthur Lovegrove as 2nd Crook
Age at release: 39
Lionel Murton as American Traveller
Age at release: 37
Michael Gwynn as 1st Transport Officer
Age at release: 36
Marianne Stone as Travel Girl
Age at release: 30
Lisa Gastoni as Receptionist
Age at release: 17
Alastair Hunter as Detective Spencer
Age at release: Unknown