Review of One Body Too Many (1944) by Orlok W — 14 Oct 2013

A Poor Man's Cat & The Canary - Yet Still Hilarious--Pleasant Surprise!!

This review of One Body Too Many (1944) was written by Orlok W on 14 Oct 2013.

One Body Too Many has generally received mixed reviews.

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By John P (2,089) on 28 Nov 2008

I typically enjoy old mansion murder stories, but this one put me to sleep for some reason…

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By Richard S (2,067) on 25 Jun 2017

This must have been terribly old-fashioned even in its day. It's got a couple odd Wizard of Oz references and a kind of funny running joke for Lugosi…

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By Justin W (775) on 03 Jul 2008

I thought it was pretty good, and quite funny. It came in a Bela Lugosi set, but I think Jack Haley (the Tin Man himself) stole the show…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 16 Oct 2010

First of all, I need to see this movie again, but I remember it being good…

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By Jacob G (945) on 29 Nov 2011

I love these old stuck in a house with an unknown murderer type of horror/detective/comedy things…

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By Stephen L (620) on 17 May 2009

Not the best execution of horror and comedy I have seen, but it is still enjoyable as a mild comedy…

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By Matt M (2,511) on 20 Jul 2013

Mystery spoof involving a strange testament and an insurance salesman mistaken for a private detective…

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By Steven P (482) on 02 Nov 2007

I, too, saw that as part of the aforementioned 50 Horror Classics set. I think the terms classics is being used a bit too liberally…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 08 May 2009

A delightfully sweet and humourous film starring Bela Lugosi as a butler who simply wants to serve coffee, and Jack Haley as a cowardly insurance…

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Review of One Body Too Many (1944)

By Amanda H (1,679) on 10 Nov 2007

This movie was all right, and somewht entertaining. I couldn't consider it a horror classic, but it's worth a watch…

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