History YMMV / TheLadykillers1955

* HilariousInHindsight:
** Creator/PeterSellers and Creator/HerbertLom play members of a criminal gang nearly a decade before they both became part of ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' series.
** Jack Warner has a cameo as a police superintendent the year he started his iconic role in ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen''.
** When Professor Marcus is trying to convince Mrs. Wilberforce she didn't see anything (after the heist), Creator/AlecGuinness makes a hand motion he would repeat in ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'', convincing Stormtroopers, "These aren't the droids you're looking for."

!! The play
* HilariousInHindsight: Marcus and Louis end up clashing and finally have [[spoiler: a lethal battle, which results in Louis being throttled]]. Not long after, the same actors would appear opposite each other as adversaries in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E3RobotOfSherwood Robot of Sherwood]]. Even better, this was due to Creator/PeterCapaldi being cast as The Doctor, who in [[Creator/TomBaker his fourth incarnation]] was famous his long scarves. Guess what Marcus sports in the play [[spoiler: and ultimately proves his undoing...]]

** Earlier on in the film, Louis does the same thing, causing a close up of the back of Marcus' head as he slowly starts to turn round while a [[HellIsThatNoise terrifying crescendo]] starts playing and the other members of the gang, who unlike Louis have worked with Marcus before and know ''never'' to do that, [[OhCrap look on in horror]]. [[spoiler:Fortunately, before Marcus turns round fully and presumably snaps, Mrs Wilberforce brings them tea.]]

** When Professor Marcus is trying to convince Mrs. Wilberforce she didn't see anything (after the heist), Creator/AlecGuinness makes a hand motion he would repeat in ''Film/ANewHope'', convincing Stormtroopers, "These aren't the droids you're looking for."

** When Professor Marcus is trying to convince Mrs. Wilberforce she didn't see anything (after the heist), Creator/AlecGuinness makes a hand motion he would repeat in ''Film/StarWars'', convincing Stormtroopers, "These aren't the droids you're looking for."

* MagnificentBastard: Professor Marcus has the reputation of being one, however by the end of the film it's all gone a bit pear-shaped for him.

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/PeterSellers and Creator/HerbertLom play members of a criminal gang nearly a decade before they both became part of the ''[[Franchise/ThePinkPanther Pink Panther]]'' series.

* DarthWiki/NightmareFuel: Professor Marcus at the end of the film when he [[SanitySlippage snaps after]] [[BerserkButton Louis calls him crazy]].

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Creator/FrankieHowerd is the barrow boy.
** Creator/KennethConnor appears as a taxi driver.

* HilariousInHindsight: Marcus and Louis end up clashing and finally have [[spoiler: a lethal battle, which results in Louis being throttled]]. Not long after, the same actors would appear opposite each other as adversaries in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E3RobotOfSherwood Robot of Sherwood]]. Even better, this was due to Creator/PeterCapaldi being cast as The Doctor, who in [[Creator/TomBaker his fourth incarnation]] was famous his long scarves. Guess what Marcus sports in the play [[spoiler: and ultimately proves his undoing...]].

* DarthWiki/NightmareFuel: Professor Marcus at the end of the film when he [[SanitySlippage snaps after]] Louis [[BerserkButton calls him crazy]].

* DarthWiki/NightmareFuel: Professor Marcus at the end of the film when he [[SanitySlippage snaps after Louis [[BerserkButton calls him crazy]].

* DarthWiki/NightmareFuel: Professor Marcus at the end of the film when he [[BerserkButton snaps after Louis calls him crazy]].

* Earlier on in the film, Louis does the same thing, causing a close up of the back of Marcus' head as he slowly starts to turn round while a [[HellIsThatNoise terrifying crescendo]] starts playing and the other members of the gang, who unlike Louis have worked with Marcus before and know ''never'' to do that, [[OhCrap look on in horror]]. [[spoiler:Fortunately, before Marcus turns round fully and presumably snaps, Mrs Wilberforce brings them tea.]]

** Earlier on in the film, Louis does the same thing, causing a close up of the back of Marcus' head as he slowly starts to turn round while a [[HellIsThatNoise terrifying crescendo]] starts playing and the other members of the gang, who unlike Louis have worked with Marcus before and know ''never'' to do that, [[OhCrap look on in horror]]. [[spoiler:Fortunately, before Marcus turns round fully and presumably snaps, Mrs Wilberforce brings them tea.]]

* DarthWiki/NightmareFuel: Professor Marcus at the end of the film when he [[BerserkButton snaps]].

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome [=/=] EarWorm: Boccherini's Minuet [[note]] from String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5 [[/note]], which plays throughout the film.