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The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors

1963Movie⏱️ 1h 24mApproved
ComedyHorror
6.5
IMDB Rating
7,770 votes

A New England undertaker orders his henchman to make some business.

Director
Jacques Tourneur
Writers
N/A
Stars
Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff
Release Date
October 15, 1964
Language
English, French, Italian
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Vincent Price
Vincent Price
as Trumbull
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
as Felix Gillie
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
as Hinchley
Joyce Jameson
Joyce Jameson
as Amaryllis
Joe E. Brown
Joe E. Brown
as Cemetery Keeper
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Beverly Powers
as Mrs. Phipps
Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
as Mr. Black
Orangey
Orangey
as Cleopatra
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Alan DeWitt
as Riggs
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Buddy Mason
as Mr. Phipps

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Producers Studio - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Alta Vista Productions

🏷️ Keywords

psychotronic filmgraveyardman in a coffinscammerfraud

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyScrewball ComedyComedyHorror

⭐ Featured Review

Very funny and interesting
by TheLittleSongbird2011-06-07
8/10

"The cast are the high point of this interesting and fun little film. Vincent Price steals the show and is brilliant, and he is supported wonderfully by Peter Lorre whose character spends a lot of time being demeaned by Price and Basil Rathbone, who is a very suave and charismatic actor and his "what place...is THIS?!" is iconic. I was a little disappointed in Boris Karloff, I love him, I liked his character, I liked what he did with it, what let me down in regards to him is that I would have loved to have seen much more of him. My only other complaint is the short length which probab..."

💡 Did You Know?

Boris Karloff was originally hired to play John F. Black, but it soon became clear that his severe arthritis would not permit him to undertake such a strenuous role. As such Karloff was switched to the part of Mr. Hinchley and Basil Rathbone was brought in to play Black.

📖 Synopsis

A New England undertaker orders his henchman to make some business.