The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors (1964)


  • Genre: Comedy, Horror, Crime
  • Release Date: 1964-01-22
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 147 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Alta Vista Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jacques Tourneur
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Summary

An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results.

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  • Vincent Price

    as Waldo Trumbull
  • Peter Lorre

    as Felix Gillie
  • Boris Karloff

    as Amos Hinchley
  • Joyce Jameson

    as Amaryllis Trumbull
  • Joe E. Brown

    as Cemetery Keeper
  • Beverly Powers

    as Mrs. Phipps
  • Basil Rathbone

    as John F. Black
  • Alan DeWitt

    as Riggs
  • Buddy Mason

    as Mr. Phipps
  • Douglas Williams

    as Doctor
  • Linda Rogers

    as Phipps' Maid
  • Luree Holmes

    as Black's Servant
Camera Floyd Crosby Director of Photography
Editing Anthony Carras Editor
Writing Richard Matheson Screenplay
Art Daniel Haller Production Design
Directing Jacques Tourneur Director
Sound Les Baxter Original Music Composer
Production Samuel Z. Arkoff Producer
Costume & Make-Up Marjorie Corso Costume Design
Crew Pat Dinga Special Effects
Art Harry Reif Set Decoration
Production James H. Nicholson Producer
Art Daniel Haller Art Direction
Writing Richard Matheson Novel
Writing Elsie Lee Novel
Production Anthony Carras Co-Producer
Sound Eve Newman Music Editor
Sound Al Simms Music Coordinator
Sound Kay Rose Sound Editor
Directing Robert Agnew Assistant Director
Production Joe Wonder Production Manager
Sound Milton Lustig Music Editor
Production Richard Matheson Associate Producer
Sound James Nelson Sound Editor
Lighting Harry Sundby Lighting Coordinator
Editing Harold Hazen Assistant Editor
Sound Don Rush Sound
Art Karl Brainard Props
Costume & Make-Up Carlie Taylor Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Betty Pedretti Hairstylist

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