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Bury Me Dead

Bury Me Dead

1947Movie⏱️ 1h 8mApproved
ComedyCrimeDramaFilm-NoirMystery
5.8
IMDB Rating
449 votes

Barbara finds herself at her own funeral, believing Rod plotted her death. The deceased is actually Helen Lawrence, Rod's lover. Her fake sister Rusty, boxer George Mandley, and lawyer Michael Dunn are involved.

Director
Bernard Vorhaus
Writers
Dwight V. Babcock, Karen DeWolf, Irene Winston
Stars
Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont
Release Date
October 18, 1947
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 16
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Cathy O'Donnell
Cathy O'Donnell
as 'Rusty' Carlin
June Lockhart
June Lockhart
as Barbara Carlin
Hugh Beaumont
Hugh Beaumont
as Michael Dunn
Mark Daniels
Mark Daniels
as Rod Carlin
Greg McClure
Greg McClure
as George Mandley
Milton Parsons
Milton Parsons
as Waters, the Butler
Virginia Farmer
Virginia Farmer
as Mrs. Haskins, the Housekeeper
Sonia Darrin
Sonia Darrin
as Helen Lawrence
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Cliff Clark
as Archer, Detective
John Dehner
John Dehner
as Reporter

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production
Ben Stoloff Productions

🏷️ Keywords

hammerwoman slaps a womanvoice over inner thoughtsstable firehit with a fireplace poker

🎯 Categories

Film NoirComedyCrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Grave Misfire
by kalbimassey2024-11-09
4/10

"June Lockhart has the dubious privilege of being an onlooker at her own funeral. She then proceeds to navigate the tricky path of revealing that she is still alive, whilst probing into the identity of the charred remains buried in her place. What had the potential to be a taut, dark murder mystery, simply implodes into an implausibly jaunty, 'Oh, you're alive!' caper. The humour is never sufficiently strong or consistent to transform 'Bury me Dead' into black comedy and the frequent, distracting flashbacks come across as the antics of a director fixated by a new toy t..."

💡 Did You Know?

Re-titled and edited down to less than 30 minutes, it was sold to television in the early 1950s as part of a syndicated half-hour mystery show.

📖 Synopsis

Barbara finds herself at her own funeral, believing Rod plotted her death. The deceased is actually Helen Lawrence, Rod's lover. Her fake sister Rusty, boxer George Mandley, and lawyer Michael Dunn are involved.