The Busybody (1967)

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A nosey housewife (Marguerite Viby) takes on extra responsibilities when her husband (Buster Larsen) hurts his back while reading the Sunday paper. When she finds a dead body in the upstairs office, she calls the police. The detective (Ole Monty) is summoned, and he discovers the woman is his old school dancing partner. When she turns around to renew the old acquaintance, the corpse is gone in this offbeat situation comedy. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Starring:: Sid Caesar, Robert Ryan, (more)

Director(s):: William Castle

Format(s):: DVD
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Synopsis of The Busybody

Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 102 mins

Complete Cast of The Busybody

Sid Caesar - George Norton
Anne Baxter - Margo Foster
Jan Murray - Murray Foster
Arlene Golonka - Bobbi Brody
Ben Blue - Felix Rose
Bill Dana - Archie Brody
Marty Ingels - Willy
Mickey Deems - Cop
Marina Koshetz - Marcia Woshikowski
Mike Wagner - Board Member
Don Brodie - Board Member

Robert Ryan - Charley Baker
Kay Medford - Ma Norton
Richard Pryor - Whittaker
Charles McGraw - Fred Harwell
Dom DeLuise - Kurt Brock
Godfrey Cambridge - Mike
George Jessel - Guest Star
Paul Wexler - Meriiweather
Norman Bartold - Board Member
Larry Gelman - Board Member
Audrie Magee - Guest Star

Director(s):: William Castle

Writer(s):: Ben Starr

Producer(s):: William Castle

Categories:: Comedy

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	SUSAN R.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Movie was excellent. Very funny. However, it is not anything like the description. Watch it anyway.

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	Jason P.

0 out of 0 people found this review helpful

Ignore the synopsis and the description which is for a different film as Susan R. pointed out in an earlier review. However, this film is definitely entertaining and suspenseful, although it's not really that funny from a joke standpoint aside from the doting mother Kay Medford was so adept at playing and a wonderful supporting performance from Dom Deluise. Sid Ceasar, Robert Ryan, and Anne Baxter are all very believable in their roles. Robert Ryan isn't a comedian and his part is straight but you can't take your eyes off him in every scene he's in--he has that kind of presence. It's not really a film that's full of jokes and the plot is hard to follow without seeing it several times but it's still an enjoyable movie.