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FilmComedyMystery

Over My Dead Body (1942)

NR · 1942-01-15 · 1h 8m · EN
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A Berle's Best Friend... Is His Murder!

Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. While visiting his wife (Mary Beth Hughes) at the office where she works, Berle overhears several men discussing the suicide of a coworker. Struck with a brilliant notion, Berle decides to confess to the murder of the dead man, certain that he'll be able to wriggle out of the situation and thereby have plenty of material for a story.

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Malcolm St. ClairDirector

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Milton BerleMilton BerleJason CordryMary Beth HughesMary Beth HughesPatricia Cordry aka Pat PrestonReginald DennyReginald DennyRichard 'Dick' BrennerFrank OrthFrank OrthDetectiveWilliam B. DavidsonWilliam B. DavidsonCrole (as William Davidson)Wonderful SmithWonderful SmithWonderfulPat O'MalleyPat O'MalleyPetie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)George M. CarletonGeorge M. CarletonJudgeJohn HamiltonJohn HamiltonDistrict Attorney Stuart DrinkwaterJill WarrenJill WarrenElsie BaileyMilton ParsonsMilton ParsonsGeorge LawrinLeon BelascoLeon BelascoPierre

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Murder

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · MysteryTheme affinityMurderNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference308899

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Frequently asked questions about Over My Dead Body

What is Over My Dead Body about?

Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. While visiting his wife (Mary Beth Hughes) at the office where she works, Berle overhears several men discussing the suicide of a coworker. Struck with a brilliant notion, Berle decides to confess to the murder of the dead man, certain that he'll be able to wriggle out of the situation and thereby have plenty of material for a story.

How long is Over My Dead Body?

Over My Dead Body has a runtime of 68 minutes.