Alec Guinness

Kind Hearts and Coronets

(1949)
14 Jun 1950
? NOT RATED
106 min
Roy Horniman (novel), Robert Hamer (screenplay), John Dighton (screenplay)
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations.
A distant poor relative of the Duke of D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.

The Ladykillers

(1955)
24 Feb 1956
? N/A
91 min
William Rose (story)
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
A gang planning a 'job' find themselves living with a little old lady, who thinks they are musicians. When the gang set out to kill Mrs Wilberforce, they run into one problem after another, and they get what they deserve.