One Body Too Many (1944)

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Release Date: Nov 24, 1944 Wide

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Another of Jack Haley's comedy vehicles for Pine-Thomas productions, One Body Too Many casts Haley as timid insurance salesman Albert Tuttle. Much against his better judgment, Tuttle makes a business call at a sinister old mansion, intending to sell life insurance to the owner. He proves a bit late, inasmuch as the owner has just kicked the bucket. The mansion is full of avaricious relatives, who are obliged by the dictates of the decedent's will to remain in the house until the authorities

Unrated, 1 hr. 15 min.

Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Frank McDonald

In Theaters: Nov 24, 1944 Wide

On DVD: Mar 15, 2005

Cast

Jean Parker
Carol Dunlap
Bela Lugosi
Larchmont Butler
Bernard Nedell
Atty. Gellman
Blanche Yurka
Matthews
Douglas Fowley
Henry Rutherford
Dorothy Granger
Mona
Lyle Talbot
Jim Davis
Lucien Littlefield
Kenneth
Fay Helm
Estelle
Maxine Fife
Margaret
William Edmunds
the Professor
Jack Haley
Albert Tuttle

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Forgettable Old Dark House mystery tale.

May 10, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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First of all, I need to see this movie again, but I remember it being good. I saw this for Lugosi, and I think he was good in it, but like I said, I should see this again.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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I love these old "stuck in a house with an unknown murderer" type of horror/detective/comedy things. While I was reminded a lot of "House on Haunted Hill", One Body Too Many has its own neat vibe, thanks largely to the bumbling insignificance of Albert Turttle, our star and main point of view.

November 29, 2011