| Over My Dead Body | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Malcolm St. Clair |
| Written by | Edward James |
| Starring | Milton Berle Mary Beth Hughes Reginald Denny |
| Cinematography | Lucien Andriot |
| Edited by | J. Watson Webb Jr. |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge Emil Newman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Over My Dead Body is a 1942 American film directed by Malcolm St. Clair starring Milton Berle, Mary Beth Hughes and Reginald Denny.
Plot
Jason Cordry (Milton Berle) is a mystery writer whose plots are so convoluted that even he cannot comprehend them, and they are often left uncompleted.
His sympathetic wife, Patricia (Mary Beth Hughes), thinks she has discovered a winning story when she overhears three men discussing plans for a criminal endeavor. Jason, willing to take a risk for a good plot, decides to confess to a murder he did not commit. He incorrectly assumes that he can easily prove his innocence once he has extracted a story from the experience. He is almost convicted of the homicide, but at the last moment he is exonerated.
Cast
- Milton Berle as Jason Cordry
- Mary Beth Hughes as Patricia Cordry
- Reginald Denny as Richard 'Dick' Brenner
- Frank Orth as Detective
- William B. Davidson as Crole
- Wonderful Smith as Wonderful
- Pat O'Malley as Petie Stuyvesant
- Emory Parnell as Police Capt. Grady
Notes
- Dwyer, 1996 p. 234-235: Filmography
- "Over My Dead Body". afi.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- Dwyer, 1996 p. 234-235: Filmography, plot synopsis
References
- Dwyer, Ruth Anne. 1996. Malcolm St. Clair: His Films, 1915-1948. The Scarecrow Press, Lantham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-2709-3
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- 1942 films
- American comedy mystery films
- 1940s comedy mystery films
- 20th Century Fox films
- Films scored by Cyril J. Mockridge
- Films scored by Emil Newman
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- Films directed by Malcolm St. Clair
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