History Film / TheLadykillers1955

* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The [[https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/968/010/696010968.0.x.jpg German]] [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/ab/53/4aab53665fbd16abdebbfaf873e352c4.jpg posters]] for the film, which were done by the artist Heinz Edelmann, who also worked on WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine.

* ForWantOfANail: Occurs frequently, particularly in the second half of the film.
** Had Louis not [[spoiler:called Professor Marcus [[BerserkButton crazy]] whilst they were disposing of One-Round's body, they would both likely still be alive and have either killed Mrs Wilberforce or just ran off with the money]].
** If One-Round had [[spoiler:bothered to check that Mrs Wilberforce was just asleep as opposed to having been killed, Harry would still be alive and have escaped with the money]].
*** For that matter, [[spoiler:if Professor Marcus or, especially, Louis had drawn the short match the first time, they would've killed Mrs. Wilberforce without hesitation; there wouldn't have been a chance for Courtney to try and make a run for it, or for One-Round to have a change of heart, and potentially ''all five'' could've managed to get away with equal shares.]]
** If it weren't for [[spoiler:a few banknotes escaping from the cello case and drifting down to Professor Marcus below whilst he was climbing the roof, Major Courtney would have survived and likely escaped with all the money]].
** If [[spoiler:One-Round's cello case hadn't got stuck in the door, the gang would have all survived and escaped with the money]].
** Adding to that is if Mrs Munsen hadn't arrived with the newspaper when she did, [[spoiler:the gang would likely have been able to convince Mrs Wilberforce that the money wasn't stolen and escaped]].
** The entire film fits this trope really, as if Professor Marcus had chosen somewhere else to stay, the gang's plan would have gone off a ''lot'' smoother.

* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The [[https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/968/010/696010968.0.x.jpg German]] [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/ab/53/4aab53665fbd16abdebbfaf873e352c4.jpg posters]] for the film, which were done by the artist Heinz Edelmann, who also worked on WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine. (Also possibly a good example of SurpriseCreepy.)

* OffBridgeOntoVehicle: The bodies that pile up are disposed of by dropping them from a nearby bridge onto a passing train.

** Although he's more [[BerserkButton cra]][[SanitySlippage zy]] than stupid.

* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The [[https://posteritati.com/poster/16004/the-ladykillers-r1960s-german-a1-poster German]] [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/ab/53/4aab53665fbd16abdebbfaf873e352c4.jpg posters]] for the film, which were done by the artist Heinz Edelmann, who also worked on WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine. (Also possibly a good example of SurpriseCreepy.)

* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The [[https://www.royalbooks.com/pictures/132237.jpg?v=1418060199 German]] [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/ab/53/4aab53665fbd16abdebbfaf873e352c4.jpg posters]] for the film, which were done by the artist Heinz Edelmann, who also worked on WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine. (Also possibly a good example of SurpriseCreepy.)

* TheCameo: Creator/FrankieHowerd is in the 1955 film as a barrow boy whose day is inadvertently ruined by Mrs. Wilberforce.

* SpotOfTea: Mrs. Wilberforce interrupts the gang with offers of the drink and has elderly friends over for nice cuppas.

The gang -- consisting of Professor Marcus (Creator/AlecGuinness), "Major" Claude Courtney (Cecil Parker), Louis Harvey (Creator/HerbertLom), Harry Robinson (Creator/PeterSellers), and "One-Round" Lawson (Danny Green) -- plan to commit a payroll robbery and use the house as a base, which proves harder than they think with Mrs. Wilberforce around.

''The Ladykillers'' is a 1955 British BlackComedy film from Creator/EalingStudios, about a gang of London criminals who rent a room from Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) in her lopsided house that sits above a railway tunnel.

The gang -- consisting of Professor Marcus (Creator/AlecGuinness), "Major" Claude Courtney (Cecil Parker), Louis Harvey (Creator/HerbertLom), Harry Robinson (Creator/PeterSellers), and "One-Round" Lawson (Danny Green) -- attempt to commit a payroll robbery and use the house as a base, which proves harder than they think with Mrs. Wilberforce around.

''The Ladykillers'' is a 1955 British BlackComedy film from Creator/EalingStudios, about a gang of criminals who rent a room from Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) in her lopsided house that sits above a railway tunnel.

The gang -- consisting of Professor Marcus (Creator/AlecGuinness), "Major" Courtney (Cecil Parker), Louis Harvey (Creator/HerbertLom), Harry Robinson (Creator/PeterSellers), and "One-Round" Lawson (Danny Green) -- attempt to commit a payroll robbery and use the house as a base, which proves harder than they think with Mrs. Wilberforce around.

The gang -- consisting of Creator/AlecGuinness as Professor Marcus, Cecil Parker as "Major" Courtney, Creator/HerbertLom as Louis Harvey, Creator/PeterSellers as Harry Robinson, and Danny Green as "One-Round" Lawson -- attempt to commit a payroll robbery and use the house as a base, which proves harder than they think with Mrs. Wilberforce around.

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''The Ladykillers'' is a 1955 British BlackComedy from Creator/EalingStudios about a gang of criminals who rent a room from Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) in her lopsided house that sits above a railway tunnel. The gang consists of Creator/HerbertLom as Louis Harvey, Danny Green as "One-Round" Lawson, Creator/PeterSellers as Harry Robinson, Cecil Parker as "Major" Courtney and Creator/AlecGuinness as Professor Marcus. The gang attempt to commit a payroll robbery and use the house as a base, which proves harder than they think with Mrs. Wilberforce around.

A stage version premiered in England in 2012 based on the original, edited by Graham Linehan of ''Series/BlackBooks'' and ''Series/FatherTed''. It received extremely positive reviews and featured an AllStarCast, with [[Creator/PeterCapaldi Peter Capaldi]] as Marcus and Ben Miller as [[FunnyForeigner Louis]].

* AffablyEvil: Professor Marcus, arguably.
** Major Courtney too.
** Possibly even One-Round, in a way.

* AllForNothing: After the decision to murder Mrs. Wilberforce results in the gang all murdering each other, she gets to the police station at last... and they don't believe a word of her story anyway.

* CassandraTruth: When Mrs. Wilberforce tries to return the money, the cops just don't believe her and tell her to keep it. It's heavily implied that they have been [[WindmillCrusader led astray]] before by listening to her.

* DwindlingParty: The group becomes this while trying to rid of Mrs. Wilberforce.