Over My Dead Body
1942, English. Directed by Malcolm St. Clair.
A Berle's Best Friend... Is His Murder!
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Malcolm St. ClairDirector
- 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
Details
- Released
- 15 January 1942
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Edward James
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Over My Dead Body runs 68 minutes (1h 8m).
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Over My Dead Body is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Over My Dead Body isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 January 1942. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Over My Dead Body?
If you liked Over My Dead Body, try Deathtrap, Song of the Thin Man, Another Thin Man.
Who directed Over My Dead Body?
Over My Dead Body (1942) was directed by Malcolm St. Clair and stars Milton Berle, Mary Beth Hughes, Reginald Denny.