Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico

84 mins | Comedy | Oct. 26, 1949

When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of Burgundy, France and thus foreign territory. The British government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area.

Passport to Pimlico

84 mins | Comedy | Oct. 26, 1949

Passport to Pimlico
When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of Burgundy, France and thus foreign territory. The British government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Ealing Studios
Original title Passport to Pimlico
Directors Jean Graham, Gordon Scott, Henry Cornelius
Writers T. E. B. Clarke

Cast

Stanley Holloway

as Arthur Pemberton

Hermione Baddeley

as Edie Randall

Margaret Rutherford

as Professor Hatton-Jones

Paul Dupuis

as Duke of Burgundy

Raymond Huntley

as Mr. Wix

John Slater

as Frank Huggins

Jane Hylton

as Molly

Betty Warren

as Connie Pemberton

Barbara Murray

as Shirley Pemberton

Sydney Tafler

as Fred Cowan

Frederick Piper

as Garland

Philip Stainton

as P.C. Spiller

Charles Hawtrey

as Bert Fitch

Basil Radford

as Gregg

Naunton Wayne

as Straker

Roy Carr

as Benny Spiller

Nancy Gabrielle

as Mrs. Cowan

Malcolm Knight

as Monty Cowan

Roy Gladdish

as Charlie Randall

Stuart Lindsell

as Coroner

Gilbert Davis

as Bagshawe

Michael Hordern

as Bashford

Arthur Howard

as Bassett

Bill Shine

as Captain Willow

Harry Locke

as Sergeant

Sam Kydd

as Sapper

Joey Carr

as Dave Parsons

Lloyd Pearson

as Fawcett

Arthur Denton

as Customs Official

Tommy Godfrey

as Bus Conductor

James Hayter

as Commissionaire

Masoni

as Conjurer

Fred Griffiths

as Spiv

Grace Arnold

as Pompous Woman

Paul Demel

as Central European