The Ladykillers Page
If you haven’t seen the original 1955 Ealing Comedy directed by Alexander Mackendrick, you are missing one of the finest blends of farce and noir ever put to film. It is a story so blackly comedic that producer Michael Balcon famously protested, “There are six characters and at the end five of them are dead, and you say it's a comedy?”. Yes, Michael. It is. And it works perfectly. The Setup: A Misfit Gang Meets a Misfit Landlady
, including Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers? More trivia about the Ealing Studios productions? Let me know what interests you most! The Ladykillers
If you love dark comedies, clever writing, and the "most English" of films, The Ladykillers is required viewing. It’s a polite reminder that sometimes, the sweetest people are the deadliest. the 2004 Coen Brothers remake? If you haven’t seen the original 1955 Ealing
The Most English Films Ever Made | Christopher Fowler website More trivia about the Ealing Studios productions