The Ladykillers
Year:
1955
Production Country:
Great Britain
Story of an old lady whose crazy stories are never believed by the police. When she really does have something to tell them concerning a train robbery, and the murder of the whole gang, they still laugh at her, and she pockets the loot.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Professor Marcus Alec Guinness
- Major Courtney Cecil Parker
- Louis Harvey Herbert Lom
- Harry Robinson Peter Sellers
- One-Round Lawson Danny Green
- police superintendent Jack Warner
- Mrs. Louisa Wilberforce Katie Johnson
- police sergeant Philip Stainton
- barrow boy Frankie Howerd
- [pavement artist] Len Sharp
- [left luggage clerk] Harold Goodwin
- [cab driver] Kenneth Connor
- [junkman] Fred Griffiths
- [Amelia] Evelyn Kerry
- [Hypatia] Hélène Burls
- [old lady] Phoebe Hodgson
- [Lettice] Edie Martin
- [Scotland Yard man] Jack Melford
- [constable] Robert Moore
- [nervous man] John Rudling
- [large lady] Madge Brindley
- [Miss Pringle] Lucy Griffiths
- [second cab driver] Sam Kydd
- [policeman] Neil Wilson
- [constable in station] Ewan Roberts
- [burglar] Michael Corcoran
- [] Lynne Roberts
- [] Anthony John
- [] Sandra Robb
- [] Stratford Johns
- [] Janet Ayres
- [] Peter Evans
- [] Kevin Green
- [] Janet Hart
- [] Colin Pike
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
- Assistant Director Tom Pevsner
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] John Meadows
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Michael Birkett
- Continuity Felicia Manheim
Production
- Production Company Ealing Studios
- A Production by Michael Balcon
- Associate Producer Seth Holt
- Unit Production Manager David Peers
- Production Supervisor Hal Mason
Writing
- Story and Screenplay by William Rose
Photography
- Director of Photography Otto Heller
- Technicolor Colour Consultant Joan Bridge
- Camera Operator Chic Waterson
- [Focus Puller] Ray Parslow
- [Clapper Loader] Alan Bryce
Stills
- [Stills] Harold Hanscomb
Special Effects
- Special Effects Syd Pearson
Editing
- Editor Jack Harris
- Assistant Editor Harry Aldous
- [Assistant Editor (2nd)] Jim Clark
- [Assistant Editor (2nd)] Robin Clark
Design
- Art Director Jim Morahan
- [Assistant Art Director] Bert Davey
- [Draughtsman] Jack Shampan
- Scenic Artist W. Simpson Robinson
Costumes
- Costume Designer Anthony Mendleson
Make-up
- Make-up Alec Garfath
- Hairstyles Daphne Martin
Music
- Music Composed by Tristram Cary
- Played by Sinfonia of London
- Conducted by Dock Mathieson
Sound
- Recordist Leo Wilkins
- Sound Supervisor Stephen Dalby
- [Sound Assistant] Harry Fairbairn
- [Boom Operator] Don Wortham
- Sound Editor Gordon Stone