Over My Dead Body

Overview

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.

Directed by Malcolm St. Clair

Top cast

Milton Berle

Jason Cordry

Mary Beth Hughes

Patricia Cordry aka Pat Preston

Reginald Denny

Richard 'Dick' Brenner

Frank Orth

Detective

William B. Davidson

Crole (as William Davidson)

Wonderful Smith

Wonderful

Pat O'Malley

Petie Stuyvesant (as J. Patrick O'Malley)

George M. Carleton

Judge

John Hamilton

District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater

J

Jill Warren

Elsie Bailey

Milton Parsons

George Lawrin

Leon Belasco

Pierre

Charles Trowbridge

Honest Tom Mardley

Lon McCallister

Jimmie

Cyril Ring

Court Clerk

Edwin August

Bailiff

Emory Parnell

Police Capt. Grady

Edward Gargan

Police Sergeant

Don Dillaway

Reporter

G

George Riley

Reporter

Details