It stands to reason, then, that some of the most entertaining movies combine the two. Korean war veteran alan eaton andrews, who suffered through brainwashing as a p. Feb 23, 2016 the comedy of terrors 1964 vincent price boris karloff movie commentary. 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 les baxter relished tackling the genre this time with tongue in cheek. Jun 30, 20 overall a comedy of terrors was a brilliant film. The comedy of terrors 1964 vincent price boris karloff movie. From jacques tourneur, director of numerous horror classics including cat people, i walked with a zombie and night of the demon, comes the comedy of terrors is a gleefully macabre tale which brings together genre greats vincent price. We actually have a number of regular customers based in the us, canada and australia who never have problems with our region 2 discs. The comedy of terrors 1964 changes the movie database. Watch the comedy of terrors 1964 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Released by intrada in 2012 special collection vol. But its a delight to see horrormeisters vincent price, pete lorre and boris karloff, as well as basil rathbone, letting their down way, way down and having a fun time. Released 1964, the comedy of terrors stars vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff, joyce jameson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. My entire family just fell apart on the couch watching it.
The screenplay is based on the 1945 novel of the same name by darwin teilhet. The comedy of terrors 1964 the raven 1963 directors. The comedy of terrors 1964 directed by jacques tourneur genres comedy, horror subgenres horror comedy, parodyspoof release date jan 22, 1964 usa unknown run time 84 min. English francais italiano nederlands portugues svenska links bearbeiten. Not rated 1h 24min comedy, horror 22 january 1964 usa. 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. The red terrors the story of a high schools drive to football glory in 1964 georgia download. Comedy of terrors is one of the funniest movies to come out of the 60s. Comedy also gets a little slapsticky toward the end, i like the first half better but all in all, i agree its the better movie. The comedy of terrors 1964 full movie download full hd. The comedy of terrors 1964 stream and watch online. The fearmakers is a 1958 american film noir crime film directed by jacques tourneur and starring dana andrews.
Richard matheson wrote this funny horror spoof about an undertaker who decides to drum up new business. Overview of the comedy of terrors, 1963, directed by jacques tourneur, with vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff, at turner classic movies. It has been adapted into a motion picture twice, called the incredible shrinking man in 1957 and the incredible shrinking woman in 1981, both by universal pictures. In 19thcentury new england, the ancient amos hinchley boris karloff has left the running of his struggling. Jims rating of the film the comedy of terrors jim 35mm tourneurs late film, a strange detached comedy, painfully unfunny, continuously offkey, seems illsuited to carry off this poorly written singular joke of a desperate undertaker making his own business when things are slow. Directed by the legendary jacques tourneur cat people, i walked with a zombie, night of the demon, written by the equally legendary novelist richard matheson, and starring vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff and basil rathbone, the opening starstudded credits of the comedy of terrors alone were enough to have me grinning with anticipation. The comedy of terrors 1964 the movie database tmdb. The comedy of terrors 1964 jacques tourneur synopsis. Dec 07, 2016 house on haunted hill full movie vincent price carol ohmart tcc ai color duration. If you like horror films and you like camp, youll love the comedy of terrors. The comedy of terrors played everything for laughs, but sported a morbid tone as well.
The comedy of terrors 1964 fantastic movie musings and. With vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff, joyce jameson. The comedy of terrors 1964 full movie video dailymotion. A list of british tv and radio comedies and comedy films that debuted in 1964. Comedy of terrors 1964 vincent price cter 00101 bkj9pj from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. For in mccabes world, hope is only the flip side of horror, a red herring to lull you into a kaleidoscopic land riddled with brutality and comedy.
Another adaptation of the story has been proposed, which has been pushed back several times from 2001 to the current day. Richard matheson, who wrote the screenplay for the raven, tales of terror, the fall of the house of usher, the incredible shrinking man, and many others, went all out for humor in this masterful farce. In fact, it was here that i learned that a second movie with this cast was in the works, which was basically parodying circusfreak movies. The shrinking man is a science fiction novel by american writer richard matheson, published in 1956. Directed by the legendary jacques tourneur cat people, i walked with a zombie, night of the demon, written by the equally legendary novelist richard matheson, and starring vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff and basil rathbone, the opening starstudded credits of the comedy of terrors alone were enough to have me grinning with anticipation even the costarring cat, orangey credited.
The comedy of terrors 1964 vincent price boris karloff movie commentary. Deutsch francais italiano nederlands portugues svenska. Vincent price stars as waldo trumbull, a lazy new england funeral parlor owner, who blackmails peter lorre. But its a delight to see horrormeisters vincent price, pete lorre and boris karloff, as well as basil rathbone, letting their down way, way down. Dishonest undertaker waldo trumbull and his sidekick felix gillie are creating their own customers when they cannot find willing ones. Rock music, lyrics, and videos from seattle, wa on reverbnation. The raven 1963, the undertaker and his pals 1966, homebodies 1974, just buried 2007, the quiet family 1998. He captures his experience and dives in with great detail to the many facets of his process of walking the devastating road of cancer. The comedy of terrors wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Black but it soon became clear that his severe arthritis would not permit him to undertake such a strenuous role.
They were, it must be emphasized, very talented and highly trained actors whose careers spanned a wide variety of roles. The dvd of the comedy of terrors is a double feature with the raven, and provides a couple nice little features. 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. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the comedy of terrors 1964 jacques tourneur on allmovie. The comedy of terrors is a comedy horror film from 1964, directed by jacques tourneur. Watch the comedy of terrors full movie in hd visit an undertaker who hasnt had any customers in a long time is. The comedy of terrors soundtrack from 1964, composed by les baxter. A comedy of terrors the new york times web archive. An undertaker who hasnt had any customers in a long time is forced to pay one years backrent. The son of maurice tourneur, one of early french cinemas preeminent directors, jacques tourneur ranks among the most fascinating yet most elusive filmmakers of his time.
The comedy of terrors 1964 jacques tourneur cast and. Side a the comedy of terrors 1964, 83 mins, widescreen 2. Jacques tourneur, roger corman mgm every shroud has a silver lining aip publicity slogan for comedy of terrors. Oct 15, 2012 the comedy of terrors soundtrack from 1964, composed by les baxter. An undertaker who hasnt had any customers in a long time. The comedy of terrors is an american international pictures horror comedy film directed by jacques tourneur and starring vincent price, peter lorre, basil ra. This horror comedy borrows more than just its title from shakespeare. The comedy of terrors 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Waldo trumbull, an undertaker who hasnt had any customers in a long time is forced the pay one years backrent. The comedy of terrors 1964 16 0122 1964 us comedy, horror 1h 24m user score. New england undertaker vincent price orders henchman peter lorre to make some business. The comedy of terrors is a 1963 film about two unscrupulous undertakers who create their own customers when they cannot find willing ones. The comedy of terrors, released here for the first time in its widescreen format on dvd, is truly a cause for celebration for several reasons.
The comedy of terrors this is 100% genuine product. The comedy of terrors is an american international pictures horror comedy film directed by jacques tourneur and starring vincent price, peter lorre, basil rathbone, boris karloff, and in a cameo joe e. Joyce jameson september 26, 1932 january 16, 1987 was an american actress, known for many television roles, including recurring guest appearances as skippy, one of the fun girls in the 1960s television series the andy griffith show as well as the. In comedy, the emphasis is indeed on the comedy and not on the terrors. After working as an editor for his father and a director of shorts and bfeatures at mgm in his adoptive america, tourneur eventually found a home in hollywood with the. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results. The comedy of terrors 1963 vincent price, peter lorre, boris karloff, and basil rathbone were icons of a peculiar kind.
A novelization of the comedy of terrors was written in 1964 by elsie lee, adapted from. The comedy of terrors is an american international pictures horror comedy film directed by. The comedy of terrors 1964 waldo trumbull vincent price is an amoral undertaker in 19thcentury new england who takes to murdering people to have enough cash to support his drinking habit. The comedy of terrors 1963 directed by jacques tourneur.
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