Over My Dead Body (1942)
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.
Director:
Malcolm St. Clair
Writer:
Edward James
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Milton Berle as Jason Cordry |
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Mary Beth Hughes as Patricia Cordry aka Pat Preston |
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Reginald Denny as Richard 'Dick' Brenner |
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Frank Orth as Detective |
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William B. Davidson as Crole (as William Davidson) |
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Wonderful Smith as Wonderful |
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Pat O'Malley as Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley) |
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George M. Carleton as Judge |
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John Hamilton as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater |
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Jill Warren as Elsie Bailey |
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Milton Parsons as George Lawrin |
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Leon Belasco as Pierre |
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Charles Trowbridge as Honest Tom Mardley |
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Lon McCallister as Jimmie |
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Cyril Ring as Court Clerk |
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Edwin August as Bailiff |
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Emory Parnell as Police Capt. Grady |
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Edward Gargan as Police Sergeant |
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Don Dillaway as Reporter |
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George Riley as Reporter |
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George Beranger as Salesman |
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Frances Morris as Reporter |
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John Dilson as Editor |
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Joseph J. Weston as Editor |
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Sig Arno as Professor |
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Sam Wren as Professor |
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Dave Willock as Sailor |
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Joe Kirk as Sailor |
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Ann E. Todd as Tailor's Little Girl |
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Leon Tyler as Tailor's Little Boy |
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Fred Aldrich as Joe, 1st Arresting Policeman |
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Ralph Brooks as Juror |
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Jack Chefe as Man in Montage |
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Heinie Conklin as Juror |
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Mike Donovan as Juror |
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Bess Flowers as Courtroom Spectator |
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Chuck Hamilton as Policeman |
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Sam Harris as Street Extra |
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Eddie Kane as Man in Employment Office |
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George Magrill as 2nd Arresting Policeman |
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Harold Miller as Courtroom Extra |
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Bert Moorhouse as Car Dealer in Montage |
| Directing | Malcolm St. Clair | Director |
| Writing | Edward James | Screenplay |
| Writing | James O'Hanlon | Novel |
| Production | Walter Morosco | Producer |
| Editing | J. Watson Webb Jr. | Editor |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Art | Paul Youngblood | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Herschel McCoy | Costume Design |
| Camera | Lucien N. Andriot | Director of Photography |
