The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
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An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results.
- Released: 1964-01-22
- Genres: Comedy, Horror, Crime
- Runtime: 1h 24m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 171 votes
Directed by Jacques Tourneur.
Top cast
- Vincent Price as Waldo Trumbull
- Peter Lorre as Felix Gillie
- Boris Karloff as Amos Hinchley
- Joyce Jameson as Amaryllis Trumbull
- Joe E. Brown as Cemetery Keeper
- Beverly Powers as Mrs. Phipps
- Basil Rathbone as John F. Black
- Alan DeWitt as Riggs
- Buddy Mason as Mr. Phipps
- Douglas Williams as Doctor
Where to watch The Comedy of Terrors
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
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