The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors 1963 is an American International Pictures comedy horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, and in a cameo Joe E. Brown in his final film appearance. The film also features Orangey the cat, billed as Rhubarb the Cat. It is a blend of comedy and horror which features several cast members from Tales of Terror, made by AIP the year before.

When customers and therefore money begin to become scarce and moneygrubbing landlord Mr. Black Rathbone begins demanding his unpaid rent, Trumbull and the unwilling Gillie make a nighttime visit to the home of Mr. Phipps, an elderly gentleman with a very young and attractive wife. Trumbull smothers Phipps and in the morning makes a fortuitous return so that the Hinchley and Trumbull funeral parlor will get the job of burying Mr. Phipps. However, on the day of the funeral, Trumbull discovers to his horror that Mrs. Phipps has decamped with all of the money and household furnishings ... and, incidentally, without paying Trumbulls fee.Receiving another demand for immediate payment of rent, Trumbull and Gillie decide to murder Mr. Black, who has bouts of deathlike sleep, something that Trumbull and Gillie are unaware of. ........

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