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- The Lavender Hill Mob. Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James. 136 votes. A gripping drama with a streak of dark humor, this Ealing classic centers on a beleaguered housewife whose life takes a turn for the worse when her former lover escapes from prison.
- The Ladykillers. Alec Guinness, Katie Johnson, Cecil Parker. 193 votes. Romance and laughter collide in this endearing comedy about a film star who hatches a plan to escape his overbearing fans by hosting a marriage lottery.
- Kind Hearts and Coronets. Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson. 168 votes. A devilish satire that delves into the tumultuous world of television, this film follows the eponymous Mr. Lucifer as he wreaks havoc on the lives of an unsuspecting cast of characters.
- Passport to Pimlico. Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Margaret Rutherford. 119 votes. What happens when a London neighborhood declares itself an independent nation?
The Ealing comedies is an informal name for a series of comedy films produced by the London-based Ealing Studios during a ten-year period from 1947 to 1957.
1. Hue and Cry. 1947 1h 22m. 6.7 (1.8K) Rate. A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer and printer. The first of the Ealing comedies. Director Charles Crichton Stars Alastair Sim Frederick Piper Harry Fowler. 2. Another Shore. 1948 1h 17m.
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Robert Hamer directs this Ealing favourite set in Edwardian England.
- The Maggie (1954) (U.S title: High & Dry) A lesser known Ealing comedy featuring beautiful location shots of the Scottish countryside complete with small fishing ports then untouched by mass tourism.
- Whiskey Galore! (1949) Another well known Ealing classic, directed by Alexander MacKendrick with a script by Compton Mackenzie (adapted from his novel), laws on references to alcohol meant it was released as Tight Little Island in the U.S.
- The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) Ealing’s first colour picture, directed by Charles Crichton, sees locals rally together to save a stretch of railway vital to them from Government closure.
Set in the world of brewing, a classic tale (an Ealing speciality) of the small, friendly, family run company being threatened with closure by the nasty, modern, large organisation. Bringing in familiar farce elements such as mistaken identity, slapstick and even pie fights, the tale is resolved through the love felt by the children of the ...
Sir Alec Guinnes gives one of his most unforgettable performances in The Ladykillers as Professor Marcus, the mastermind behind a gang of vicous bank robbers who rent a room from an elderly widow, Mrs Wilberforce. When the dear old woman begins to meddle in their perfect crime, the crooks decide that she must be killed.
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Ealing avoided propaganda. We cheer on the islanders of Whisky Galore as they hide bottles of contraband single malt inside babies’ cots, haystacks and rabbit warrens. We delight in the crimes of the Lavender Hill Mob, and don’t quite begrudge Alec Guinness’s escape to South America.
