Fresh
Sustained, lightweight comedy scoring a continual succession of laughs.
Variety Staff, Variety
Passport to Pimlico
French Goings-On in the Heart of London.
1949 · 1h 24m · APPROVED
Comedy
Directed by
Henry Cornelius
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Passport to Pimlico
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Henry Cornelius Director
- 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
- Philip Stainton as PC Spiller
- Barbara Murray as Shirley Pemberton
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91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A treat.
Don Druker, Chicago Reader
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