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12 March 1967 (USA)
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A Joyous Comedy of Peril! See more »
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Sid Caesar stars as the bumbling right hand man of mob boss Robert Ryan who is sent to find a corpse buried in a suit lined with stolen mob money. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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70s Rewind: Cops And Robbers
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Addams Family Theme Writer Vic Mizzy Dies
(From Famous Monsters of Filmland. 7 November 2009, 7:41 AM, PST)
R.I.P. Composer Vic Mizzy
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(From Twitch. 29 July 2011, 4:37 PM, PDT)
Addams Family Theme Writer Vic Mizzy Dies
(From Famous Monsters of Filmland. 7 November 2009, 7:41 AM, PST)
R.I.P. Composer Vic Mizzy
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Cast
(in credits order) | Sid Caesar | ... | George Norton |
 | Robert Ryan | ... | Charley Barker |
 | Anne Baxter | ... | Margo Foster Kane |
 | Kay Medford | ... | Ma Norton |
| Jan Murray | ... | Murray Foster |
 | Richard Pryor | ... | Whittaker |
 | Arlene Golonka | ... | Bobbi Brody |
 | Charles McGraw | ... | Fred Harwell |
| Ben Blue | ... | Felix Rose |
 | Dom DeLuise | ... | Kurt Brock |
 | Bill Dana | ... | Archie Brody |
| Godfrey Cambridge | ... | Mike |
 | Marty Ingels | ... | Willie |
| George Jessel | ... | Mr. Fessel |
| Mickey Deems | ... | Cop #1 |
| Paul Wexler | ... | Mr. Merriwether |
| Marina Koshetz | ... | Marcia Woshikowski |
 | Norman Bartold | ... | Board Member |
| Mike Wagner | ... | Board Member |
| Larry Gelman | ... | Board Member |
| Don Brodie | ... | Board Member |
| Choo Choo Collins | ... | Woman #1 |
| Walt Davis | ... | Bit Cop (as Walter Davis) |
| Audrie Magee | ... | Mrs. Fessel |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sheila Bartold | ... | Woman (uncredited) |
| Faith Christopher | ... | Woman (uncredited) |
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| William Castle | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Ben Starr | screenplay | |
| Donald E. Westlake | novel | |
Produced by | |||
| William Castle | .... | producer | |
| Dona Holloway | .... | associate producer | |
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| Vic Mizzy | |||
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| Harold E. Stine | (as Harold Stine) | ||
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| Edwin H. Bryant | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Roland Anderson | |||
| Hal Pereira | |||
| Al Roelofs | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Robert R. Benton | (as Robert Benton) | ||
| Jack Mills | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Nellie Manley | .... | hair style supervisor | |
| Wally Westmore | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Production Management | |||
| C. Kenneth Deland | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Andrew J. Durkus | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Harold Lewis | .... | sound recordist | |
| John Wilkinson | .... | sound recordist | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Farciot Edouart | .... | process photography | |
| Paul K. Lerpae | .... | special photographic effects | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Jack Taylor | .... | wardrobe: Mr. Caesar | |
Music Department | |||
| Gus Levene | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Paramount Pictures (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1969) (USA) (TV) (pan/scan)
- Legend Films (2008) (USA) (DVD)
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101 min
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Richard Pryor's first film.See more »
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Looks like I'm the only one here who really enjoys The Busy Body, a movie I've watched many times and love. Sid Caesar is really funny, prissy and nitpicky as an obsessive-compulsive, overly fastidious clothes horse (a parody of a GQ/Esquire reader) who is a deliveryman for the mob (like the boss's lunch). Sid's decision to play it straight, as opposed to a scaredy-cat type like Don Knotts, works. Robert Ryan's great, a tough as nails, quick igniting organized crime boss, a combination of Marine drill sergeant and hood. The interaction between these two makes BB the fun pic it is. I wish there had been more of it. The supporting cast is a true who's who of comedic geniuses, from Bill Dana and Dom DeLuise to Godfrey Cambridge and Marty Engels. An added bonus is a young Arlene Golonka in the prime of her stacked sexiness and sweet, ditzy personality. The Vic Mizzy soundtrack is a plus.