No Place Like Homicide! (1961)
"What a Carve Up!" (original title)

Ernie's uncle Gabriel has just died but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ancestral home with the rest of his relatives. Before long the guests begin to drop dead.

Director:

Pat Jackson

Writers:

Ray Cooney, Tony Hilton,

Stars:

Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton

Cast

Cast overview:
Sid James	...	Sid Butler
Kenneth Connor	...	Ernie Broughton
Shirley Eaton	...	Linda Dickson
Donald Pleasence	...	Everett Sloane
Dennis Price	...	Guy Broughton
Michael Gough	...	Fisk - the Butler
Valerie Taylor	...	Janet Broughton
Esma Cannon	...	Aunt Emily
George Woodbridge	...	Dr. Edward Broughton
Michael Gwynn	...	Malcolm Broughton
Philip O'Flynn	...	Arkwright / Gabriel Broughton
Timothy Bateson	...	Porter
Frederick Piper	...	Hearse Driver

Storyline

Ernie's uncle Gabriel has just died but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ancestral home with the rest of his relatives. Before long the guests begin to drop dead.

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Plot Keywords:

remake | based on novel | independent film

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Taglines:

It's Corpus Delectable.......

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1963 (Austria)

Also Known As:

No Place Like Homicide!

Filming Locations:

Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

New World Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Sid James displayed the broken telephone wire when trying to ring the police, his hands have jumped from holding the telephone wire straight into his pockets.

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Connections

Remake of The Ghoul (1933)

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Soundtracks

"Chopsticks"
(uncredited)
Music by Euphemia Allen (as Arthur De Lulli)

User Reviews

Well worth the long, long wait.....

I've finally managed to get my hands on a copy of this movie, after searching websites, video stores, and many a failed bid on eBay. And although it's a while since I last watched it, this movie is as good, if not better, than I remember.

Sid James gets the best lines, and delivers them with the consummate ease of a true professional. Kenneth Connor is a bit like his roles in the early Carry On's - but he was very good in them. Throw in a wonderfully sinister Donald Pleasance, the typically statuesque and beautiful Shirley Eaton, and a host of other suitable strange and quirky characters, all locked in a creepy mansion where the guests begin dropping like flies one by one. It all adds up to a marvelous romp - not so much scary as very creepy, very suspenseful, and very, very funny.