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Cast
Milton Berle
as Jason Cordry
Mary Beth Hughes
as Patricia Cordry aka Pat Preston
Reginald Denny
as Richard 'Dick' Brenner
Frank Orth
as Detective
William B. Davidson
as Crole (as William Davidson)
Wonderful Smith
as Wonderful
Pat O'Malley
as Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
George M. Carleton
as Judge
John Hamilton
as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
Jill Warren
as Elsie Bailey
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1942
Runtime1h 08m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresMystery, Comedy
Votes1
DirectorMalcolm St. Clair
WritersEdward James
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsOver My Dead Body
About Over My Dead Body
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.
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair, Over My Dead Body leans on a strong ensemble — Milton Berle, Mary Beth Hughes, Reginald Denny — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about mystery titles of 1942.
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