The Comedy of Terrors (1963)

AKA: The Graveside Story
The Comedy of Terrors film image
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CURRENT RANK#1438 VOTES12
STATUS DROPPED OUT
LAST APPEARANCE 2021AT#859
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Film details

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Year1963
CountryUSA
GenreComedy
TypeMovie
Runtime84m
CastVincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Joyce Jameson, Joe E. Brown, Beverly Powers, Basil Rathbone, Alan DeWitt, Buddy Mason, Douglas Williams

Review

"Not bawdy or terribly sophisticated, all told, The Comedy of Terrors derives its charm from its talented cast and crew, its oddly-pleasing, familiar period setting and – I don't mean this word in the pejorative sense which has crept in during the decades between us and this film – its camp style. It's light Gothic entertainment through and through, a tale signifying nothing, perhaps, but an opportunity to see some of our best-beloved actors having a damned good time." - Keri O'Shea, Brutal as Hell

Ranking history

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HIGHEST#6112019
LOWEST#1,4382026
#544#1,025#1,505TOP 1,000201520162017201820192020202120232024202520262015 — #922 · Top 1,0002016 — #983 · Top 1,0002017 — #880 · Top 1,0002018 — #614 · Top 1,0002019 — #611 · Top 1,0002020 — #800 · Top 1,0002021 — #859 · Top 1,0002023 — #1,133 · Outside Top 1,0002024 — #1,145 · Outside Top 1,0002025 — #1,364 · Outside Top 1,0002026 — #1,438 · Outside Top 1,000
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