| The Comedy of Terrors | |
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 US film poster by Reynold Brown | |
| Directed by | Jacques Tourneur |
| Screenplay by | Richard Matheson |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Floyd Crosby |
| Edited by | Anthony Carras |
| Music by | Les Baxter |
Production company | Alta Vista Productions |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Comedy of Terrors is a 1963[1] American International Pictures horror comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff and Joe E. Brown (in a cameo performance that also serves as his final film appearance). It is a blend of comedy and horror that features several cast members from Tales of Terror, a 1962 film also released by AIP.[2]
The film is set in a New England town named after the region of Gilead. The corrupt owner of a funeral parlor murders clients to increase his business and tries to bury his landlord alive.
- ^ a b "The Comedy of Terrors – Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ Jacobs, Stephen (2011). Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster. Tomahawk Press. pp. 460–461. ISBN 978-0955767043.