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Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body (1942)

Comedy Mystery

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.

Updated May 24 2020

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Keywords:

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FACTS

Runtime: 68 mins Rating: 0.0 Tag Line: A Berle's Best Friend... Is His Murder!

Cast

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Richard 'Dick' Brenner

George Beranger

George Beranger

Salesman

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Second Senator

Mary Beth Hughes

Mary Beth Hughes

Patricia Cordry aka Pat Preston

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

Detective

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Policeman

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

Police Sergeant

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Court Clerk

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Crew

Richard Day

Richard Day

Art Direction

Lucien N. Andriot

Lucien N. Andriot

Director of Photography

James O'Hanlon

James O'Hanlon

Novel

J. Watson Webb Jr.

J. Watson Webb Jr.

Editor

Malcolm St. Clair

Malcolm St. Clair

Director

Herschel McCoy

Herschel McCoy

Costume Design

Walter Morosco

Walter Morosco

Producer

Edward James

Edward James

Screenplay

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