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The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)

APPROVED 66 min  -  Comedy | Horror  -   3 June 1944 (Portugal)
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A young divorcee tries to convert a historic house into a hotel despite its oddball inhabitants and dead bodies in the cellar.

Director:

Lew Landers

Writers:

Hal Fimberg (story), Robert B. Hunt (story), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Boris Karloff ...
Peter Lorre ...
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom ...
Maxie, the Powder Puff Salesman (as Maxie Rosenbloom)
Larry Parks Larry Parks ...
Jeff Donnell Jeff Donnell ...
Winnie Slade (as Miss Jeff Donnell)
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Storyline

Winnie Slade, a young divorcee, buys an old historic house from nutty Professor Billings, who lives there with his daffy housekeeper and bizarre neighbors, in order to convert it into a hotel. She allows them to continue to live on the property - unaware that the Professor continues to experiment unsuccessfully on traveling salesmen, the bodies of whom have filled the cellar. They are joined by a variety of eccentric characters including a quack doctor who doubles as the town's sheriff, Winnie's frenetic ex-husband, an oddball choreographer, a punchdrunk traveling salesman, and a lunatic escapee from the Italian army. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)  

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Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Divorcee | Cellar | Lunatic | Italian  | See more »

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There's fun in this new type of horror picture...fun for everybody, and everybody loads of fun! (original poster) See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Portugal) See more »

Also Known As:

Het gekken kasteel See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Shooting lasted July 7-21 1942, released October 22. This completed Boris Karloff's six-picture contract with Columbia. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Jeff Donnell's Winnie slips and calls Peter Lorre "Professor Lorre", not Lorenz, and it remains in the film. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Lorenz: And if you ever need anything, like medical attention, or fire insurance, or a marriage performed, or a loan, perhaps? I should be delighted to oblige.
Winnie Slade: Doesn't anybody else do anything in Jinxville?
Dr. Lorenz: Oh, they... they vote once a year.
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Connections

References Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) See more »