Are heist films moral? The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

<p><em>The Lavender Hill Mob </em>stars Alec Guinness as Henry Holland, an unambitious London bank clerk — and unlikely bank robber. When he meets the eccentric artist Alfred Pendlebury (played by famous comic/character actor Stanley Holloway), the two together hatch a plot to smuggle gold bullion out of the country in the form of miniature Eiffel towers. What unfolds is a heist-comedy that stands apart as perhaps the most purely entertaining film included on the Vatican Film List.</p> <p>Are heist films morally problematic? Are British criminals cooler than Italian criminals? What <em>is</em> cockney? Thomas and James are joined by author, actor, screenwriter, and mutual friend Paul Laudiero to discuss these and other questions surrounding the film.</p> <p>Next on Criteria, filmmaker Nathan Douglas returns to the show to discuss Dekalog 3.</p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p>CatholicCulture.org Podcast Community: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/CatholicPods" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.facebook.com/groups/CatholicPods</a></p> <p>Register at CatholicCulture.org: <a href= "http://www.catholicculture.org/getaudio" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://www.catholicculture.org/getaudio</a></p> <p>Donate: <a href="http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio</a></p> <p>Theme music: The Duskwhales, “Take It Back”, used with permission. <a href="https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com/</a></p>