Ben Mankiewicz Intro - The Ladykillers (1956)

Ladykillers, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) It's Mrs. Wilberforce

After prim opening credits from Ealing Studios, the introduction of Katie Johnson as "Mrs. Wilberforce," whom the local constables are convinced is quite daft, in Alexander Mackendrick's The Ladykillers, 1955, starring Alec Guinness.

Ladykillers, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Windows Of The Soul

Spooky Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness) sneaks up on dotty landlady Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) who's confused about parrots and husbands, in an early scene from Alexander Mackendrick's The Ladykillers, 1955.

Ladykillers, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) There's No Driver Here

Nice location shooting around the old Kings Cross coal drop in London, and almost surprising competence from Alec Guinness (as Professor Marcus) and crew (Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Danny Green, Cecil Parker) executing their heist, Alexander Mackendrick directing the Ealing Studios hit The Ladykillers, 1955.

Ladykillers, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) You Must Be Professionals

Scheming thieves (Alec Guinness as "Professor Marcus," with Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Danny Green, Cecil Parker) leap to their string quartet ruse when landlady Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) appears, in The Ladykillers, 1955.