The Ladykillers

directed by Alexander Mackendrick
List(s):"Movie One"
Category: "Comedy"
Year of Release:1955
Date Added:01/17/2015
Date Watched:08/25/2021
Description:Five criminals (including Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom) rent a flat in the home of Mrs. Wilberforce while they plan to rob a payroll. They pose as musicians and fool her entirely. They even get her to pick up the truck of money from the railroad station and bring it home. But as they are leaving the house, some of the money spills, and Mrs. Wilberforce figures out what's going on. The criminals attempt to convince her that she's as guilty as they are, but she insists on confiscating the money and going to the police. The decide to kill her, but one by one they chicken out. They start betraying and killing each other and eventually they all are dead. Mrs. Wilberforce goes to the police, but they don't believer her and tell her to keep the money.
My Rating:6

Reviews for The Ladykillers

Review - Ladykillers, The

I can see the humor in it, British as it was, but it still dragged for me. Alec Guinness played his part like a raving moron. A very young Peter Sellers was wasted. The other parts were good including Katie Johnson's Mrs. Wilberforce.
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