Movie Bones

Episode 080 - "The Ladykillers" (1955)


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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into whatever Alec Guinness was on, in "The Ladykillers" (1955) and talk about...


https://archive.org/details/the-ladykillers-1955_202310


- Alec Guinness playing Alistair Sim, playing Professor Marcus

- The undoing of evil with innocence

- Twisting hardened criminals to play music for your old-ladies social club

- The humor in old-people perpetrating violence

- Getting the right cast

- Bringing back a small line from the middle, as the cherry on top at the end

- The heroic Mrs. Wilberforce

- The pleasing sound (effect) of villains being disposed of

- A little bit about that Coen brothers remake

- Our Verdict

- Next week's film: "Moby Dick" (1956)


https://tubitv.com/movies/300453/moby-dick


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