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Basic Info
Release: January 15, 1942

Over My Dead Body

1942
Overview

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.

Genres
Mystery Comedy
Production Countries
  • United States of America
Spoken Languages
  • English en

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Cast
Milton Berle
Milton Berle
Jason Cordry
Mary Beth Hughes
Mary Beth Hughes
Patricia Cordry aka Pat Preston
Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny
Richard 'Dick' Brenner
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
Detective
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
Crole (as William Davidson)
Wonderful Smith
Wonderful Smith
Wonderful
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
George M. Carleton
George M. Carleton
Judge
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
Jill Warren
Elsie Bailey
Milton Parsons
Milton Parsons
George Lawrin
Leon Belasco
Leon Belasco
Pierre
Crew
Malcolm St. Clair
Malcolm St. Clair
Director
Edward James
Screenplay
Walter Morosco
Producer
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