The Comedy of Terrors (1963)

  • NR
  • 12/25/1963 (US)
  • Comedy, Horror, Crime
  • 1h 24m

Overview

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.

Richard Matheson

Screenplay, Novel

Jacques Tourneur

Director

Elsie Lee

Novel

Cast

Vincent Price's headshot

Vincent Price

Waldo Trumbull
Peter Lorre's headshot

Peter Lorre

Felix Gillie
Boris Karloff's headshot

Boris Karloff

Amos Hinchley
Joyce Jameson's headshot

Joyce Jameson

Amaryllis Trumbull
Joe E. Brown's headshot

Joe E. Brown

Cemetery Keeper
Beverly Powers's headshot

Beverly Powers

Mrs. Phipps
Basil Rathbone's headshot

Basil Rathbone

John F. Black
Alan DeWitt's headshot

Alan DeWitt

Riggs

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