Ealing comedies
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The Ealing comedies is an informal name for a series of comedy films produced by the London-based Ealing Studios between 1947 and 1957. Often considered to reflect Britain's post-war spirit, the most
The Ealing Studios logo as it appears in the opening credits of The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
This plaque for Sir Alec Guinness, who starred in six Ealing comedies, was installed by the British Film Institute in London in recognition of his contribution to British cinema.
Stage adaptation of The Ladykillers playing at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End, 2011
The Ladykillers (1955 film)
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The Ladykillers is a 1955 British black comedy crime film directed by Alexander Mackendrick for Ealing Studios. It stars Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Jack Warn
Ealing comedies
…films in the sequence include Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Whisky Galore! (1949), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), The Man in the White Suit (1951) and The Ladykillers (1955). Hue and Cry (1947) is generally considered to be the earliest of the cycle, and Barnacle Bill (1957) the last, although some sources list Davy…
Original film poster by Reginald Mount
Parker, Lom, Guinness, and Green, with Katie Johnson