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One Body Too Many

1944 · 75 min

A creaky, playful old-dark-house romp where comic mugging and spooky shadows jostle for attention in equal measure.

Directed by
Frank McDonald
Genres
Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Tagline
The Murder Mystery of the Season!
Overview
An insurance salesman, Albert Tuttle, is hired as a body guard for a millionaire.
How it feels
Campy, absurd, light and eerie. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Greed, deception, family, death
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Frank McDonald
Genres
Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour6
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy, mystery, thriller, horror
Directed by
Frank McDonald
Written by
Maxwell Shane, Winston Miller
Starring
Jack Haley, Jean Parker, Bela Lugosi, Blanche Yurka, Lyle Talbot, Douglas Fowley, Fay Helm, Bernard Nedell
Music
Alexander Laszlo
Cinematography
Fred Jackman Jr.
Runtime
75 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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