Parents Guide for
The Ladykillers (1955) More at IMDbPro »

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Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness) draws a gun on the security guard. It doesn't get fired.

One Round (Danny Green) is heard to hit or cosh the van driver who afterwards is seen unconscious.

Louis (Herbert Lom) draws a cosh to strike the security guard on the head. The strike is heard but not seen.

The barrow man (Frankie Howerd) hits the taxi driver in the face.

Major Courtney (Cecil Parker) pushes Harry (Peter Sellers) off a roof.

One Round (Danny Green) chases Harry (Peter Sellers) with a plank. The strike is not seen but a comic 'bong' is heard.

One Round (Danny Green) rushes after Louis (Herbert Lom) who draws a knife which is not used.

Louis (Herbert Lom) pushes One Round (Danny Green) down some stairs.

Louis (Herbert Lom) repeatedly hits One Round (Danny Green) on the head with a cosh to no adverse effect.

One Round (Danny Green) attempts to fire a gun at Louis (Herbert Lom).

Louis (Herbert Lom) is briefly seen closing a knife after One Round disappears.

Louis (Herbert Lom) repeatedly fires a gun at Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness). All the shots miss except possibly one where the Professor is seen to grimace. No blood or injury is seen.

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There are no references to alcohol or drugs.

Four of the robbers hold or smoke cigarettes in the scene planning the robbery. Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness) is shown in close-up smoking a cigarette.

Louis (Herbert Lom) and Harry (Peter Sellers) are briefly seen smoking cigarettes in the background of subsequent scenes.

Louis (Herbert Lom) smokes a cigarette throughout a scene following their discovery.

On three occasions, an apparently dead body is seen being carried to its disposal.

Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness) is struck suddenly and unexpectedly on the head causing him to fall to his death.