The Lavender Hill Mob
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.
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Lantana
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Outcast of the Islands
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Across the Tracks
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On the Fringe
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A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
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