The Runaway Bus (1953)
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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.
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Frankie HowerdPercy Lamb
Margaret RutherfordMiss Cynthia Beeston
Petula ClarkStewardess 'Nikki' Nicholls
George CoulourisErnest Schroeder
Terence AlexanderPilot Peter Jones
Toke TownleyHenry Waterman
Belinda LeeJanie Grey
John HorsleyInspector HenleyAnthony OliverUniformed Senior Airport Official
Sam KyddAirport Security Officer
Marianne StoneTravel Girl
Stringer Davis2nd Transport OfficerKeywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityComedy · ThrillerTheme affinityBus · Airport · FogDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference136215Actor preference231405 · 90125 · 111962
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What is The Runaway Bus about?
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.
How long is The Runaway Bus?
The Runaway Bus has a runtime of 73 minutes.