Oct 17th
What a Carve Up*
GB 1961. New World. 88m. bw

A reader of horror paperbacks is invited to an inheritance at the creepy house of a madman.
Elementary comedy horror where the spooky elements are rather forced (purporting to be based on The Ghoul(qv) but more resembling The Cat and the Canary), with seasoned practitioners in both the comedy and horror fields.

Written by: Ray Cooney, Tony Hilton.
Producers: Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman.
Director: Pat Jackson.
Starring: Kenneth Connor, Sidney James, Shirley Eaton, Donald Pleasence, Dennis Price, Michael Gough, Valerie Taylor, Esma Cannon, Michael Gwynne, Adam Faith.
Photography: Montu Berman.
Music: Muir Mathieson.