Darby's Rangers

(1958, James Garner)

Opens in Washington during World War Two:
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The action soon switches to a Hollywood version of Britain. As London is bombed by the Luftwaffe, a US Ranger befriends a London bus conductress. It's clear as the bus arrives that it's not a London bus! But what is it?
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The interior shots don't exactly convince either……
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The last footage of the bus shows the pronounced snout and odd proportions….
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….but this view showing fleet number N214 confirms it as the same bus used in the Danny Kaye musical Merry Andrew also in 1958.
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