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Tall, Dark and Gruesome

Tall, Dark and Gruesome

1948Short⏱️ 16m
ComedyShort
6.7
IMDB Rating
26 votes

Hugh is a businessman who is stressed out with work, so he decides to rent a cabin in the mountains for a weekend of relaxation, but a crate containing a live gorilla is delivered to the same place, causing pandemonium.

Director
Del Lord
Writers
N/A
Stars
Hugh Herbert, Dudley Dickerson, Heinie Conklin
Release Date
April 15, 1948
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Hugh Herbert
Hugh Herbert
as Hugh Sherlock, playwright
Dudley Dickerson
Dudley Dickerson
as Dudley
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin
as Expressman
Ray Corrigan
Ray Corrigan
as Gorilla
Myron Healey
Myron Healey
as Partygoer in devil's costume
Christine McIntyre
Christine McIntyre
as Partygoer in costume
Wally Rose
Wally Rose
as Partygoer in skeleton costume
Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson
as Charlie Hunter

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

1948cratecolumbia featuretteall star comediesstressed out

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Tall, Dark and Gruesome has some good gags but gets too frantic to be very funny
by tavm2009-09-16
5/10

"I just watched this rare Columbia short comedy on YouTube. It stars Hugh Herbert and Dudley Dickerson as a playwright and butler, respectively. Written by comedy stylist Clyde Bruckman and directed by Del Lord, Tall, Dark and Gruesome has some funny gags when they're in an apartment with Herbert trying to write while riveters are on the street below (which sound like bullets which is suitable since he's a mystery author) and he's wearing earmuffs then we switch to a cabin with a gorilla being delivered and things go downhill from there especially with too much of everyone gettin..."

📖 Synopsis

Hugh is a businessman who is stressed out with work, so he decides to rent a cabin in the mountains for a weekend of relaxation, but a crate containing a live gorilla is delivered to the same place, causing pandemonium.