Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the comedy of terrors near you. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. Gort revisits the comedy of terrors, a comedyhorror favourite from his younger days. I went to the theatre to see this with my mom when i was 10 years old i remember my mom laughing and laughing at this film. The comedy of terrors page 4 classic horror film board. It is just what the doctor ordered, as a film with funny but murderous undertakers would be a horror film and not a comedy if the victims were all. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The comedy of terrors this is 100% genuine product. This articles lead section does not adequately summarize key points of its contents. In 19thcentury new england, the ancient amos hinchley boris karloff has left the running of his struggling. The comedy of terrors the appalachian theatre of the. The comedy of terrors was the only film that boris karloff, vincent price, basil rathbone and peter lorre made together. The comedy of terrors letterboxd your life in film.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Starring vincent price, boris karloff, peter lorre, basil rathbone, joyce jameson, beverly hills and alan dewitt. This film is the comic version of the bodysnatcher or mania. Watch the comedy of terrors full movie in hd visit movies. The comedy of terrors 1963 dishonest undertaker waldo trumbull and his sidekick felix gillie are creating their own customers when they cannot find willing ones. Like his father, renowned director maurice tourneur, jacques tourneur was a film. The comedy of terrors vincent price 1963 official trailer hd by screamfactorytv. Jacques tourneur, les baxter, les baxter, al simms jack gruberman, and albert harris. Peter lorre, onset of the film, the comedy of terrors, 1963. Richard matheson wrote this funny horror spoof about an undertaker who decides to. I cant be sure but the film generally didnt do very well on release and a. The comedy of terrors 1963 full movie video dailymotion. Released by intrada in 2012 special collection vol.
The film features sarika, zain khan, swini khara, saurabh shukla, vijay raaz, jackie shroff and lilette dubey in lead roles. A slightly busy, but misleading ineffective theatrical trailer that fails to sell the film successfully as either comedy or horror and will likely to leave newcomers to this film. Although first on this twin film dvd, the comedy of terrors was recorded after the raven, it is on side a. Apparently this movie is a follow up of sorts to the classic poecorman 1963 adaptation of the raven, which also had the same trio of greats.
Comedy of terrors is a very funny comedy of black humor. From jacques tourneur, director of numerous horror classics including cat people, i walked with a zombie. The 1963 aip comedy horror film the raven had been roger cormans attempt to ring the changes on the hugely successful series of poe films hed first instigated with house of usher a few years before in 1960. The comedy of terrors 1964the raven 1963 directors. While that may be stretching it a bit, the comedy of terrors is an absolutely hilarious little romp wellsuited to titillate any lover of the classic horror genre. Rare for baxteraip projects, mgm vaults happily contained complete score as recorded in mono, with all rolls in beautiful condition. The comedy of terrors 1964 full movie video dailymotion. With a stardrenched cast and crew and a solid and blackly funny script, the comedy of terrors is ridiculously entertaining. The result is a comedy about a couple preparing to meet the stern lady from the adoption agency just as the husbands two neerdowell brothers stick in an unwanted. The comedy of terrors 1964 full movie by michaela giesenkirchen. This scene establishes the films blackhumor tone and also begins to set up the plot.
Dishonest undertaker waldo trumbull and his sidekick felix gillie are creating their own customers when they cannot find willing ones. The comedy of terrors the appalachian theatre of the high. Watch the comedy of terrors 1964 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. He didnt laugh quite as much as he once did, but found that there is still plenty to relish, particularly with the film. Richard matheson storyteller comedy of terrors this featurette on the late screenwriter also appears on the shout. Vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff, hazel court, olive sturgess, jack. Vincent price actually made quite a number of film comedies, such as champagne for caesar. The raven gets off to a good start imho but then it becomes a drag, and the big finish, the duel of the wizards, is a chore to sit through. And a whole clutch of film versions as well some of them of astonishing dramatic quality.
The comedy of terrors is almost an operetta, a vaudeville full of wit, with triumphant entrances and exits of its characters, clinging to life, embracing death. What he did at this years cannes film festival was bound exuberantly onto the stage and kiss the feet of head jurist martin scorsese after winning the grand prize. Hari puttar is a 2008 indian family drama film directed by lucky kohli and rajesh bajaj. The comedy of terrors is an american international pictures horror comedy film directed by jacques tourneur and starring vincent price, peter lorre, basil. Following the comedy of terrors, lorre did a cameo in muscle beach party playing the strongest man in the world, then a supporting role in the patsy alongside john. It was also one of peter lorres last films, as he died on march 23, 1964. The veterans vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff and basil rathbone have incredibly comic performances.
Day 6 the comedy of terrors 1963 selected by ntnon imdb entry on youtube. The comedy of terrors composed and conducted by les baxter intrada special collection volume isc 218 with ample experience in scoring horror films for american international pictures, composer. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. The comedy of terrors 1964 jacques tourneur synopsis. They were, it must be emphasized, very talented and highly trained actors whose. Peter lorre and vincent price in the comedy of terrors 1963 orangey in the. Jacques tourneur, roger corman mgm every shroud has a silver lining aip publicity slogan for comedy of terrors. After replicating and expanding on the box office of that first film. The comedy of terrors jacques tourneur, 1963, 105 minutes. The comedy of terrors is a comedyhorror film from 1964, directed by jacques tourneur.
The comedy of terrorsthe raven midnite movies double. Everyone is clearly having a great time in their roles, especially vincent price as the film. The comedy of terrors is almost an operetta, a vaudeville full of wit, with. He is actually quite good in using his normal menace and meanness for comic affect. When horror gets funny we love horror movies for their unexpected jolts kinda like how the biggest laughs in comedy also arise from the unexpected. The comedy of terrors cast and crew cast photos and info. So this popped up on my radar out of absolutely nowhere, never heard of it before, a complete shock.
But he abandoned the earlier film s overt mockery for an elaborate irony that peeled. The comedy of terrors soundtrack from 1964, composed by les baxter. Watch the comedy of terrors 1963 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever. Peter lorre, onset of the film, the comedy of terrors. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The comedy of terrors 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Comedy also gets a little slapsticky toward the end. Economically, roger corman had two days spare on boris karloffs contract and quickly put film. The comedy of terrors 1964 full movie download full hd. Comedy of terrors les baxter limited intrada release.