The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors
	US film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	Jacques Tourneur
Screenplay by	Richard Matheson
Produced by	James H. Nicholson; Samuel Z. Arkoff;
Starring	Vincent Price; Peter Lorre; Boris Karloff; Joyce Jameson; Rhubarb; Joe E. Brown; Basil Rathbone;
Cinematography	Floyd Crosby
Edited by	Anthony Carras
Music by	Les Baxter
Production; company	Alta Vista Productions
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release dates	December 25, 1963 (Detroit); January 22, 1964;
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Comedy of Terrors is a 1963^[2] American International Pictures horror comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff and Joe E. Brown (in a cameo performance) in his final film appearance. It is a blend of comedy and horror that features several cast members from Tales of Terror, a 1962 film also released by AIP.^[3]

The film is set in a New England town named after the region of Gilead. The corrupt owner of a funeral parlor murders clients to increase his business and tries to bury his landlord alive.

^ "The Comedy of Terrors – Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ "The Comedy of Terrors – Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ Jacobs, Stephen (2011). Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster. Tomahawk Press. pp. 460–461. ISBN 978-0955767043.

[1] "The Comedy of Terrors – Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[2] "The Comedy of Terrors – Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[karloff-3] Jacobs, Stephen (2011). Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster. Tomahawk Press. pp. 460–461. ISBN 978-0955767043.

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