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Alan DeWitt, Basil Rathbone, Beverly Powers, Boris Karloff, Buddy Mason
An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced the pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people in order to get new clients.
Id: 10861828
While the premise is fun and the cast is impressive...the laughs are few and far between. Most of them revolving around Peter Lorre, the perfect horror film "side-kick" / comedy "straight man".
Not a GREAT film, but fun for fans of classic horror.
It did leave me with one BURN...( read more)
Pretty cool for an old movie. even though some of the gags are quite old & possibly even cliche... I did get a laugh out of them. Watch at least once!
How can this movie miss with Vincent and Peter working together? Oldy but definitely a goody. Dark comedy at it's finest! You will love the marital problems that they have. Karloff was great, and Joe Brown was his usual funny screamer self. Rathbone with his wonderful voice made...( read more)
Vincent Price at his best as an undertaker who, when business is slow, goes out and drums up a little business by committing murder. Doesn't sound funny, but this is one of the most hilarious movies I've ever seen ... Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Basil Rathbone...( read more)
