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Over My Dead Body (1942)

A Berle's Best Friend... Is His Murder!

Genre : Mystery, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 8M

Director : Malcolm St. Clair
Writer : Edward James

Synopsis

Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. While visiting his wife (Mary Beth Hughes) at the office where she works, Berle overhears several men discussing the suicide of a coworker. Struck with a brilliant notion, Berle decides to confess to the murder of the dead man, certain that he'll be able to wriggle out of the situation and thereby have plenty of material for a story.

Actors

Milton Berle
Milton Berle
Jason Cordry
Mary Beth Hughes
Mary Beth Hughes
Patricia Cordry aka Pat Preston
Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny
Richard 'Dick' Brenner
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
Detective
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
Crole (as William Davidson)
Wonderful Smith
Wonderful Smith
Wonderful
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
George M. Carleton
George M. Carleton
Judge
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
Jill Warren
Jill Warren
Elsie Bailey
Milton Parsons
Milton Parsons
George Lawrin
Leon Belasco
Leon Belasco
Pierre
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
Honest Tom Mardley
Lon McCallister
Lon McCallister
Jimmie
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring
Court Clerk
Edwin August
Edwin August
Bailiff
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
Police Capt. Grady
Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan
Police Sergeant
Don Dillaway
Don Dillaway
Reporter
George Riley
George Riley
Reporter
George Beranger
George Beranger
Salesman
Frances Morris
Frances Morris
Reporter
John Dilson
John Dilson
Editor
Joseph J. Weston
Joseph J. Weston
Editor
Sig Arno
Sig Arno
Professor
Sam Wren
Sam Wren
Professor
Dave Willock
Dave Willock
Sailor
Joe Kirk
Joe Kirk
Sailor
Ann E. Todd
Ann E. Todd
Tailor's Little Girl
Leon Tyler
Leon Tyler
Tailor's Little Boy
Fred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich
Joe, 1st Arresting Policeman
Ralph Brooks
Ralph Brooks
Juror
Jack Chefe
Jack Chefe
Man in Montage
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin
Juror
Mike Donovan
Mike Donovan
Juror
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Courtroom Spectator
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
Street Extra
Eddie Kane
Eddie Kane
Man in Employment Office
George Magrill
George Magrill
2nd Arresting Policeman
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
Courtroom Extra
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
Car Dealer in Montage

Crews

Malcolm St. Clair
Malcolm St. Clair
Director
Edward James
Edward James
Screenplay
James O'Hanlon
James O'Hanlon
Novel
Walter Morosco
Walter Morosco
Producer
J. Watson Webb Jr.
J. Watson Webb Jr.
Editor
Richard Day
Richard Day
Art Direction
Paul Youngblood
Paul Youngblood
Art Direction
Herschel McCoy
Herschel McCoy
Costume Design
Lucien N. Andriot
Lucien N. Andriot
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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