The Ladykillers (1955)
UK Ealing Studios poster for The Ladykillers, ca. 1955
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THE LADYKILLERS. Reginald Mount for Ealing Studios, 1955.
UK poster, matted and framed: 28 x 34 ¼ in. (71.1 x 87 cm).
Unframed dimensions: 22 x 28 in. (56 x 71 cm).
Most film posters were designed in house by studio artists and designers. However, throughout the 40s and 50s Ealing Studios broke the mould by adopting an ambitious and inventive approach to poster design. Headed by S. John Woods, a formidable graphic designer in his own right, the Ealing advertising department invited contemporary artists and designers to create posters for their films.
Original British posters on this title do not surface very often.
This legendary Ealing comedy was directed by Alexander Mackendrick, and stars Alec Guinness, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker and Jack Warner.