What a Carve-Up! (1962)
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The original British title for No Place Like Homicide was What a Carve-Up. This level of sophistication was maintained for the film itself, a horror film parody served up by members of the Carry On gang. There's a wisp of plot about an wealthy recluse who apparently dies, then equally apparently comes to life again to bump off his greedy relatives. For the most part, the scripters use the story as an excuse for irreverent and tasteless haunted-house gags. No Place Like Homicide was a remake of the deadly serious 1933 Boris Karloff vehicle The Ghoul, though a cursory comparison of the two films reveals precious little resemblance between them. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kenneth Connor, Sidney James, (more)
- Director(s):
- Pat Jackson
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of What a Carve-Up!
The original British title for No Place Like Homicide was What a Carve-Up. This level of sophistication was maintained for the film itself, a horror film parody served up by members of the Carry On gang. There's a wisp of plot about an wealthy recluse who apparently dies, then equally apparently comes to life again to bump off his greedy relatives. For the most part, the scripters use the story as an excuse for irreverent and tasteless haunted-house gags. No Place Like Homicide was a remake of the deadly serious 1933 Boris Karloff vehicle The Ghoul, though a cursory comparison of the two films reveals precious little resemblance between them. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 88 mins
Complete Cast of What a Carve-Up!
- Kenneth Connor - Ernie Broughton
- Shirley Eaton - Linda Dickson
- Donald Pleasence - Everette Sloane
- Valerie Taylor - Janet Broughton
- George Woodbridge - Dr. Edward
- Philip O'Flynn - Arkwright/Gabriel Broughton
- Frederick Piper - Hearse Driver
- Sidney James - Syd Butler
- Dennis Price - Guy Broughton
- Michael Gough - Fisk
- Esma Cannon - Aunt Emily
- Michael Gwynn - Malcolm Broughton
- Timothy Bateson - Porter
- Adam Faith - Himself
- Director(s):
- Pat Jackson
- Writer(s):
- Ray Cooney, Tony Hilton
- Producer(s):
- Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman
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