Desmond Llewelyn

Desmond Llewelyn

  • Born: 1914-9-12
  • Height: 6' 2¼" (1.89 m)
  • Extended Reading
    • Bud 2022-03-12 08:01:02

      The Thug of Lavender Hill--a classic comedy from Ealing

      Ealing comedies are always about geeky granny, theft, and all kinds of chases, and in this Hepburn debut, the fast-paced, intense plot keeps the audience entertained enough. No wonder Scorsese came out in the DVD extras to introduce the film. Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway also performed well....

    • Ruby 2022-03-12 08:01:02

      thugs in lavender hills

      Holland is a loyal gold bar escort who has not made any mistakes for 20 years. His boss said that his greatest characteristic is integrity, and he has neither ambition nor leadership. Holland said that his weekly salary is only 8 shillings, which is not enough to satisfy his life. Like him,...

    • Chaya 2022-03-26 09:01:14

      At the beginning, it reminded me of the red circle. It was easy to find an accomplice in those days. The three unforgettable bridge sections, the Eiffel Tower spiral staircase descending the tower, is absolutely; the police school chase scene is really good; the ending is really.

    • Eino 2022-03-27 09:01:21

      A self-defeating classic bridge section, chasing the small Eiffel Tower spinning on the big tower, stunned to the point of eccentricity, catching up with the ship before a series of cumbersome bureaucratic fees and delays create an unbearable tension between the urgent and slow situations, The police station's cardboard prison chase scene was also very well thought out.

    The Lavender Hill Mob quotes

    • Pendlebury: Guns, yes. It's essential we're armed. Here we are. Here's yours.

      Henry Holland: Is it loaded?

      Pendlebury: Yes. It's a present from Margate. It fires a stick of rock.

    • Henry Holland: I must apologize, gentlemen, for the somewhat informal manner in which we effected our introduction, but my colleague and I have a certain proposition which we'd like to put to you. I might almost call it a gilt-edged proposition, although paradoxically it does entail a measure of risk. However, when I quote the anticipated dividend, I'm sure that you will both agree with me that the...

      [There is a noise at the open window]

      Pendlebury: Not another one, surely.

      Henry Holland: Tell him we're suited.