Henry “Dutch” Holland (Alec Gu…
Henry “Dutch” Holland (Alec Guinness) is a demulcent-mannered bank clerk responsible notwithstanding supervising the transportation of gold bullion from London’s bullion smelter to the bank. Dreaming of his own life with a morsel of legal tender, Holland, along with his new trusted acquaintance Alfred Pendlebury (Stanley Holloway), devise a cunning plan to steal a million pounds worth of gold and freight it to Europe to sell it on the black trade in and make their fortuity. With the employees of local thieves Lackery (Sid James) and Shorty (Alfie Bass), the gang discovers difficulty after catch, realising that the course of committing the superb offence does not always run smoothly.