The Ladykillers (1955)

UK:: U US:: NR Comedy Crime

A gang of five diverse oddball criminal types rent a two-room apartment in an old house on a London cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow with three pet parrots. The group's mastermind, Professor Marcus, tells her a cover story that they are members of an amateur string quintet and would like to use the rooms to hone their musical skills. In reality, they're plotting to rob an armored bank van and plan to use Mrs. Wilberforce's naiveté and her Victorian sensibilities to their advantage.

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parrot gang of thieves widow gramophone dark comedy farce money crime criminal old lady landlady planning steam locomotive octogenarian quintet armored van robbery rented rooms bumbling crooks interruptions

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Runtime: 91 mins Rating: 7.3 Tag Line: Who was that lady I saw you outwit last night? That was no lady … That was ‘Mum’ Wilberforce, …

Cast

Alec Guinness

Professor Marcus

Peter Williams

Detective at Parcels Office (uncredited)

Peter Sellers

Harry (alias 'Mr. Robinson')

Cecil Parker

Gr/Cpt Bascombe

Herbert Lom

Louis (alias 'Mr. Harvey')

Stratford Johns

Security Guard (uncredited)

Frankie Howerd

Richard the Lionheart

Kenneth Connor

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Crew

Robin Clarke

Assistant Editor

Michael Balcon

Producer

Jim Clark

Assistant Editor

Anthony Mendleson

Costume Design

Bert Davey

Assistant Art Director

Tom Pevsner

Assistant Director

Jack Harris

Editor

Norman Dorme

Set Designer

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