Ealing Comedies to Screen at Museum of London

Good news for all you Ealing Classic fans from the 29th of August you will be able to see some of the most famous Ealing Comedies for free on the big screen.

The Museum of London Docklands will be showing five films over the next 6 months in a tribute to the Ealing Greats.

Here's the list of dates- just turn up on the day and enjoy!

Hue and Cry (1947), U
Sunday, 29 August, 14.00 - 15.30

Passport to Pimlico (1949), U
Sunday, 26 September, 14.00 - 15.30

Burning an Illusion (1981), 15
Sunday, 31 October, 14.00 - 15.45

The Ladykillers (1955), U
Sunday, 28 November, 14.00 - 15.30

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), U
Sunday, 30 January, 14.00 - 15.30

Visit Museum of London Docklands for more information!

Ealing Classic of the Week

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)


Two clips from the delightful 1953 Ealing comedy "The Titfield Thunderbolt" in which English villagers, chagrined that the government railway is about to close their branch line, decide to take it on themselves. But first they must find someone to finance it and who better than a rich fellow who likes to drink and is "very adaptable" to bars that might be a half inch lower but do happen to open at 13 minutes to 9 in the morning!?


That's Stanley Holloway who would go on to win an Oscar playing Eliza Doolittle's father in "My Fair Lady."

Ealing Classic of the Week

The Man in the White Suit is possibly one of the most famous yet less seen of the Ealing Classics.  We've all seen the poster but I bet a lot o you haven't seen the movie.  So here's the trailer to whet your appetite it's the story of a young scientist invents a material that is indestructible and repels dirt. He soon finds himself caught between the moguls of the textile industry and the trade unions, all equally determined that his invention never sees the light of day.


Check it out it's great!

Ealing Classic of the Week

The weather is on the wane the football's nearly over- cheer yourself up with this week's Ealing Classic.


It's THE LADYKILLERS (1955).  Not be be confused with the terrible remake from 2004 this brilliant black comedy follows five diverse oddball criminal types planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.  It's clever, funny, dark and brilliant.  Check it out if you haven't already seen it or revisit it if you have!

Ealing Classic of the Week

So it's come to our attention that some people haven't seen or even heard of some of the brilliant movies that Ealing Studios produced in the 1940s and 1950s and that's just wrong.  So we're going to post a trailer each week for a classic in the hope that maybe it'll inspire you to check out a bit of British cinema history.  


These movies really are brilliant!  Have a look at this trailer for the 1951 movie- The Lavender Hill Mob where a  mild-mannered bank worker decides to steal a delivery of gold bullion. Enlisting the help of a small businessman, they hatch a plot to disguise the gold as Eiffel Tower memorabilia. You'll love it!