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Director:
George Marshall
Writers:
George Wells (screen play)
Alec Coppel (play)
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Release Date:
January 1960 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Crime See more »
Tagline:
MURDER CAN BE FUN! (original print ad - all caps) See more »
Plot:
TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the nervous man can't let the body rest there. | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. See more »
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Debbie Reynolds Movie Schedule: Singin' In The Rain, Divorce American Style
 (From Alt Film Guide. 19 August 2011, 5:39 PM, PDT)
Debbie Reynolds on TCM: The Unsinkable Molly Brown, The Singing Nun
 (From Alt Film Guide. 19 August 2011, 5:37 PM, PDT)
Worth Remembering:  William Holden (1918-1981) and Glenn Ford (1916-2006) – Golden Boys
 (From SoundOnSight. 21 June 2011, 6:49 PM, PDT)
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Cast

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Glenn Ford ... Elliott Nash

Debbie Reynolds ... Nell Nash

Carl Reiner ... Harlow Edison
John McGiver ... Sam Thorpe
Mabel Albertson ... Miss Chandler
Doro Merande ... Matilda
Bert Freed ... Lt. Joe Jenkins

Martin Landau ... The Duke / A. Wellington Broos
Robert Ellenstein ... Ben
Dick Wessel ... Louis the Louse (as Richard Wessel)
Herman ... Herman the Pigeon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stanley Adams ... Dan Shelby - Blackmailer (uncredited) (voice)
Gene Coogan ... Man (uncredited)
Michael Dugan ... First Engineer (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Television Technician in Booth (uncredited)

Peter Ford ... TV Page Boy (uncredited)
James Gavin ... Sgt. Drucker (uncredited)
Jimmy Hayes ... Actor (uncredited) (voice)
Mark Houston ... Actor (uncredited) (voice)
Michael Johnson ... Assistant Director (uncredited)
Helen Kleeb ... Miss Spence, Elliott's Secretary (uncredited)
Jack Kruschen ... Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Rex Lease ... Stage Manager (uncredited)
Jon Lormer ... Dr. Weiner, Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Owen McGiveney ... Stage Doorman (uncredited)
John McKee ... Cop (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell ... Mr. Olson (uncredited)

William Smith ... Actor (uncredited)
Guy Stockwell ... Actor (uncredited) (voice)
Ken Wales ... Second Engineer (uncredited)
Harlan Warde ... Dr. Bradley, Elliott's Physician (uncredited)
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Directed by
George Marshall 
 
Writing credits
George Wells (screen play)

Alec Coppel (play "The Gazebo")

Myra Coppel (story) and
Alec Coppel (story)

Produced by
Lawrence Weingarten .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jeff Alexander 
 
Cinematography by
Paul Vogel (director of photography) (as Paul C. Vogel)
 
Film Editing by
Adrienne Fazan 
 
Art Direction by
George W. Davis 
Paul Groesse 
 
Set Decoration by
Henry Grace 
Robert Priestley 
 
Costume Design by
Helen Rose 
 
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair stylist
William Tuttle .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Erich von Stroheim Jr. .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Franklin Milton .... recording supervisor
Van Allen James .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Robert R. Hoag .... special effects
 
Stunts
Harvey Parry .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Arthur Morton .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Frederick Brisson .... stage presenter
Alex Romero .... choreographer (uncredited)
 
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:16
Company:
Avon Productions (II)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
This is the last black-and-white feature appearance by Debbie Reynolds, performing her final monochrome song and dance - "Something Called Love" (music by Walter Kent, lyrics by Walton Farrar).See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds are chasing the pigeon around the living room, they knock over the fireplace tools. In the next scene the detective chases the pigeon into the fireplace and the tools are upright, behind the screen.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Head Above Water (1996)See more »
Soundtrack:
Something Called LoveSee more »

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11 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Ah, talk about pressure, 11 March 2003
Author: Bob F. from Ky.

Poor Glenn Ford, talk about problems! His wife is being blackmailed, and his friend, the local district attorney, would like to bed her, and is not shy about showing it. Then there's the problem of disposing of the body of the blackmailer, who he's shot, after luring him to his home. Later he discovers he's killed the wrong man! All this very, very frustrating. I particularly enjoyed the scene where Ford's calling a list of acquaintances and asking various women if they'd seen their husbands ... that is, lately? Seeing the relieved look on his face as the replies came back, yes, was pretty funny. But, this is a comedy so all works out fine at the end. I gave it a *7* -- could have picked an *8*

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