Over My Dead Body is a 1942 American film directed by Malcolm St. Clair starring Milton Berle, Mary Beth Hughes and Reginald Denny.[1][2]
Plot
Jason Cordry (Milton Berle) is a mystery writer whose plots are so convoluted that even he cannot comprehend them, and they are often left uncompleted.
His sympathetic wife, Patricia (Mary Beth Hughes), thinks she has discovered a winning story when she overhears three men discussing plans for a criminal endeavor. Jason, willing to take a risk for a good plot, decides to confess to a murder he did not commit. He incorrectly assumes that he can easily prove his innocence once he has extracted a story from the experience. He is almost convicted of the homicide, but at the last moment he is exonerated.[3]
Cast
- Milton Berle as Jason Cordry
- Mary Beth Hughes as Patricia Cordry
- Reginald Denny as Richard 'Dick' Brenner
- Frank Orth as Detective
- William B. Davidson as Crole
- Wonderful Smith as Wonderful
- Pat O'Malley as Petie Stuyvesant
- Emory Parnell as Police Capt. Grady
Notes
- ^ Dwyer, 1996 p. 234-235: Filmography
- ^ "Over My Dead Body". afi.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ Dwyer, 1996 p. 234-235: Filmography, plot synopsis
References
- Dwyer, Ruth Anne. 1996. Malcolm St. Clair: His Films, 1915-1948. The Scarecrow Press, Lantham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-2709-3
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