Over My Dead Body (1942)

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

Directed by Malcolm St. Clair1h 8mMystery,Comedy

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.

Rated
NR
Year
1942
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
15 January 1942
TMDB
8.0 (1)
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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
J
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
G
George Riley
Reporter
George Beranger
George Beranger
Salesman
Frances Morris
Frances Morris
Reporter
John Dilson
John Dilson
Editor
J
Joseph J. Weston
Editor
Sig Arno
Sig Arno
Professor
S
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
R
Ralph Brooks
Juror
Jack Chefe
Jack Chefe
Man in Montage
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin
Juror
M
Mike Donovan
Juror
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Courtroom Spectator
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman
S
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

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