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Director:
William Castle
Writers:
Ben Starr (screenplay)
Donald E. Westlake (novel)
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Release Date:
12 March 1967 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
A Joyous Comedy of Peril!
Plot:
Sid Caesar stars as the bumbling right hand man of mob boss Robert Ryan who is sent to find a corpse buried in a suit lined with stolen mob money. full summary | add synopsis
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R.I.P. Composer Vic Mizzy
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Hey, If Jerry Lewis can, why not Sid? more (4 total)

Cast

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Sid Caesar ... George Norton

Robert Ryan ... Charley Barker

Anne Baxter ... Margo Foster Kane
Kay Medford ... Ma Norton
Jan Murray ... Murray Foster

Richard Pryor ... Whittaker
Arlene Golonka ... Bobbi Brody
Charles McGraw ... Fred Harwell
Ben Blue ... Felix Rose

Dom DeLuise ... Kurt Brock
Bill Dana ... Archie Brody
Godfrey Cambridge ... Mike
Marty Ingels ... Willie

George Jessel ... Mr. Fessel
Mickey Deems ... Cop #1
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Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Company:
William Castle Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Richard Pryor's first film. more
Soundtrack:
Out of Nowhere more

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Hey, If Jerry Lewis can, why not Sid?, 18 December 2002
Author: Randy H. Farb (rhfarb@yahoo.com) from United States

This comedy has all the elements of the type of comedies Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis were performing in during the 1960's. An ordinary man gets involved with murder (I forgot to mention Dick Van Dyke). The comedy was tailored around the talents of Ben Blue and Caesar, with the other comics filling time. It's a pleasant comedy, but don't go out of your way.

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