Which film is about a shy bank clerk who dreams up a perfect crime?

The 1951 film "The Lavender Hill Mob" is about a milquetoast bank clerk who dreams up the perfect crime. In the movie, Alec Guinness as Henry "Dutch" Holland is a fussy supervisor who oversees gold bullion deliveries to the bank in which he works. Secretly, he is plotting to steal a load of bullion and retire early, but he has big trouble in figuring out a way to smuggle it out of the country.

"The Lavender Hill Mob" is a comedy film from Ealing Studios. It was written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, and stars Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway while featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. It was produced by Michael Balcon. The film's title refers to Lavender Hill, a street in Battersea, a district of South London, England. It is in a district area near the Clapham Junction railway station.

This film was very popular in the UK. The British Film Institute (BFI) ranked "The Lavender Hill Mob" the 17th greatest British film of all time. Another big honor came when it won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay. Guinness was nominated for the award of Best Actor in a Leading Role.