Zootopia 2
2025 · Animation · Adventure
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Film / 1942
Over My Dead Body
Directed by
Malcolm St. Clair
Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. While visiting his wife (Mary Beth Hughes) at the office where she works, Berle overhears several men discussing the suicide of a coworker. Struck with a brilliant notion, Berle decides to confess to the murder of the dead man, certain that he'll be able to wriggle out of the situation and thereby have plenty of material …
The story
Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. While visiting his wife (Mary Beth Hughes) at the office where she works, Berle overhears several men discussing the suicide of a coworker. Struck with a brilliant notion, Berle decides to confess to the murder of the dead man, certain that he'll be able to wriggle out of the situation and thereby have plenty of material for a story.
Cast
Milton BerleJason Cordry
Mary Beth HughesPatricia Cordry aka Pat Preston
Reginald DennyRichard 'Dick' Brenner
Frank OrthDetective
William B. DavidsonCrole (as William Davidson)
Wonderful SmithWonderful
Pat O'MalleyPetie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)
George M. CarletonJudge
John HamiltonDistrict Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
Jill WarrenElsie Bailey
Milton ParsonsGeorge Lawrin
Leon BelascoPierre
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Charles TrowbridgeHonest Tom Mardley
Lon McCallisterJimmie
Cyril RingCourt Clerk
Edwin AugustBailiff
Emory ParnellPolice Capt. Grady
Edward GarganPolice Sergeant
Don DillawayReporter
George RileyReporter
George BerangerSalesman
Frances MorrisReporter
John DilsonEditor
Joseph J. WestonEditor
Sig ArnoProfessor
Sam WrenProfessor
Dave WillockSailor
Joe KirkSailor
Ann E. ToddTailor's Little Girl
Leon TylerTailor's Little Boy
Fred AldrichJoe, 1st Arresting Policeman
Ralph BrooksJuror
Jack ChefeMan in Montage
Heinie ConklinJuror
Mike DonovanJuror
Bess FlowersCourtroom Spectator
Chuck HamiltonPoliceman
Sam HarrisStreet Extra
Eddie KaneMan in Employment Office
George Magrill2nd Arresting Policeman
Harold MillerCourtroom Extra
Bert MoorhouseCar Dealer in Montage
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