The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

91 mins | Crime, Comedy | Dec. 8, 1955

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.

The Ladykillers

91 mins | Crime, Comedy | Dec. 8, 1955

The Ladykillers
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions
Original title The Ladykillers
Directors Felicia Manheim, Alexander Mackendrick, Tom Pevsner
Writers Jimmy O'Connor, William Rose

Cast

Alec Guinness

as Professor Marcus

Cecil Parker

as Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'

Herbert Lom

as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'

Peter Sellers

as Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'

Danny Green

as 'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'

Katie Johnson

as Mrs. Wilberforce

Jack Warner

as The Superintendent

Philip Stainton

as The Sergeant

Frankie Howerd

as The Barrow Boy

Madge Brindley

as Large Lady (uncredited)

Hélène Burls

as Hypatia (uncredited)

Kenneth Connor

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Michael Corcoran

as Burglar (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

as Parcels Clerk (uncredited)

Fred Griffiths

as Junk Man (uncredited)

Lucy Griffiths

as Miss Pringle (uncredited)

George Hilsdon

as Security Van Driver (uncredited)

Vincent Holman

as Station Master (uncredited)

Stratford Johns

as Security Guard (uncredited)

Sam Kydd

as Second Cab Driver (uncredited)

Edie Martin

as Lettice (uncredited)

Jack Melford

as Detective (uncredited)

Arthur Mullard

as (uncredited)

Ewan Roberts

as Constable (uncredited)

George Roderick

as Radio Car Policeman (uncredited)

John Rudling

as Nervous Man (uncredited)

Leonard Sharp

as Pavement Artist (uncredited)

Peter Williams

as Detective at Parcels Office (uncredited)

Neil Wilson

as Policeman (uncredited)