An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results.
Cast
Vincent Price
Waldo Trumbull
Peter Lorre
Felix Gillie
Boris Karloff
Amos Hinchley
Joyce Jameson
Amaryllis Trumbull
Joe E. Brown
Cemetery Keeper
Beverly Powers
Mrs. Phipps
Basil Rathbone
John F. Black
Alan DeWitt
Riggs
Buddy Mason
Mr. Phipps
Douglas Williams
Doctor
Linda Rogers
Phipps' Maid
Luree Holmes
Black's Servant
Orangey the Cat
Cleopatra
Paul Barselou
Riggs (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
Mourner (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Man Knocked Down on Street (uncredited)
Charles Soldani
Mourner (uncredited)
Fred Walton
Mourner (uncredited)
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- Release Date 01/22/1964
- Language English
- Director Jacques Tourneur
- Editor Anthony Carras
- Cinematographer Floyd Crosby
- Producers Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson
- Company Alta Vista Productions
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Dec 25, 1963 | Premiere (Detroit, Michigan) | — |
| United States | Jan 22, 1964 | Theatrical | — |
| Germany | Oct 15, 1964 | Theatrical (West Germany) | 16 |
| IE | Oct 1, 1965 | Theatrical | 15 |
| DK | Sep 27, 1967 | Theatrical | 15 |
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