The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
- Starring:
- Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jacques Tourneur
Synopsis of The Comedy of Terrors
On the verge of bankruptcy, undertaker Vincent Price hits upon a novel method of drumming up business. Together with his cringing assistant Peter Lorre, Price sneaks into the homes of wealthy old men under cover of night and smothers the sleeping occupants to death--then collects a hefty commission when the victims' relatives come calling. At home, Price is continually frustrated in his efforts to poison his senile father-in-law Boris Karloff, who owns the undertaking business. Meanwhile, Price's neglected wife Barbara Nichols takes quite a shine to the shy Lorre. The homicidal undertaker's best-laid schemes go terribly agley when his latest "customer," wealthy Basil Rathbone, doggedly refuses to stay dead. Joe E. Brown has a cameo as a cockney graveyard attendant. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Comedy of Terrors
- Vincent Price - Waldo Trumbull
- Boris Karloff - Amos Hinchley
- Joyce Jameson - Amaryllis Trumbull
- Linda Rogers - Phipps Maid
- Buddy Mason - Mr. Phipps
- Rhubarb - Cleopatra
- Paul Barselow - Riggs
- Peter Lorre - Felix Gillie
- Basil Rathbone - John F. Black
- Beverly Hills - Mrs. Phipps
- Luree Nicholson - Black's Servant
- Joe E. Brown - Cemetery Keeper
- Douglas Williams
- Alan DeWitt
- Director(s):
- Jacques Tourneur
- Writer(s):
- Richard Matheson
- Producer(s):
- Anthony Carras
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