The Comedy of Terrors
1963 · Movie · Approved · 84 min · ★ 6.5 · 84% critics
A broke undertaker faces eviction and a year of back rent, so he and his reluctant helper try to “create” new customers to keep the funeral business afloat. Their scheme spirals into a string of bungled attempts, sharp insults, and macabre slapstick, all wrapped in a spooky, old-fashioned atmosphere.
Also known as The Graveside Story
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Details
- Years
- 1963
- Release date
- 1964-01-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (167 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a goofy, old-school horror spoof with bickering partners, morbid jokes, and a foggy gothic vibe, similar to The Raven or Tales of Terror; Not for you if you want serious scares or subtle comedy.
Pros: iconic cast chemistry; dark, campy humor; spooky atmosphere | Cons: jokes feel dated; uneven laughs; shrill singing gag
Themes
- funeral
- cat
- poison
- coffin
- undertaker
- new england
- troubled marriage
- 19th century
Cast & crew
Vincent Price
as Waldo Trumbull
Peter Lorre
as Felix Gillie
Boris Karloff
as Amos Hinchley
Joyce Jameson
as Amaryllis Trumbull
Joe E. Brown
as Cemetery Keeper
Beverly Powers
as Mrs. Phipps
Basil Rathbone
as John F. Black
- AD
Alan DeWitt
as Riggs
- BM
Buddy Mason
as Mr. Phipps
- DW
Douglas Williams
as Doctor
Directed by Jacques Tourneur