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One Body Too Many (1944)

UNRATED 75 min  -  Comedy | Horror | Mystery
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An insurance investigator arrives at a creepy mansion to protect a millionaire who has had death threats made against him.

Director:

Frank McDonald

Writers:

Winston Miller (original screenplay), Maxwell Shane (original screenplay)

Stars:

Jack Haley, Jean Parker and Bela Lugosi
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jack Haley ...
Albert L. Tuttle
Jean Parker ...
Carol Dunlap
Bela Lugosi ...
Merkil
Blanche Yurka Blanche Yurka ...
Matthews
Lyle Talbot ...
Jim Davis
Douglas Fowley Douglas Fowley ...
Henry Rutherford
Fay Helm Fay Helm ...
Estelle Hopkins
Bernard Nedell Bernard Nedell ...
Attorney Morton Gellman
Lucien Littlefield Lucien Littlefield ...
Kenneth Hopkins
Dorothy Granger Dorothy Granger ...
Mona Rutherford
Maxine Fife Maxine Fife ...
Margaret Hopkins
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Storyline

Insurance salesman Albert Tuttle arrives at the Cyrus J. Rutherford estate to sell the millionaire some life insurance. Rutherford is already dead and his heirs have gathered at the mansion to hear the reading of the will. Rutherford's will won't be read until he is properly entombed and the heirs are forced to stay on the premises or be denied their inheritance. Tuttle soon finds himself mixed up in shenanigans involving Rutherford's niece, secret passages, a missing body and murder. Written by Ray Hamel  

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Plot Keywords:

Insurance | Millionaire | Heir | Murder | Death Threat  | See more »

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A shudder a second! A laugh a minute! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Fine Arts Studio - 4500 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Production Co:

Pine-Thomas Productions 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

Filming January 12-February 1944, not released until October. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Insurance agent: [on the phone] Yeah, yeah, I know. But call me tomorrow. I gotta get outta here.
[hangs up]
Insurance agent: Hey, Tuttle. I got a date for you tonight. Dot's cousin just got into town and you and I...
Albert Tuttle: I already have an engagement. I've had it for over a month: with Cyrus J. Rutherford.
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