<description>&lt;p&gt;Writer John Finnemore (&lt;em&gt;Cabin Pressure, Souvenir Programme&lt;/em&gt;) talks about the comforts of Alexander Mackendrick's classic 1955 Ealing comedy &lt;em&gt;'The Ladykillers'&lt;/em&gt;, and explains how the film cleverly subverts the audience's expectations, while satisfying them at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support us making these podcasts by becoming a paid subscriber at:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://joelmorris.substack.com/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;or:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/comfortblanketpod&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;or donate via ko-fi at:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://ko-fi.com/gralefrit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Writer John Finnemore (Cabin Pressure, Souvenir Programme) talks about the comforts of Alexander Mackendrick's classic 1955 Ealing comedy 'The Ladykillers', and explains how the film cleverly subverts the audience's expectations, while satisfying them at the same time.Support us making these podcasts by becoming a paid subscriber at:https://joelmorris.substack.com/or:https://www.patreon.com/c/comfortblanketpodor donate via ko-fi at:https://ko-fi.com/gralefrit<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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The Ladykillers - with John Finnemore

The Ladykillers - with John Finnemore

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