Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Bela Lugosi star in this comedy/thriller about a young woman, an heiress throws a birthday bash and has a killer trying to do her in.
Helen Parrish is the victim in question and with the help of Kay Kyser and his band, they eventually discover who the killer is. Now, this is a fun film that makes no pretense as to what it is. Lugosi, Karloff and Lorre are sinister as it should be. Kyser is slapstick funny, again as it should be. Lugosi is the evil swami, Lorre is the insane investigator and Karloff is the sinister judge.
It's always good to see Kay Kyser and his College Of Musical Knowledge which also included and musician named Ish Kabibble, who is excellent as a funnyman for Kyser. Truth be told, this is actually a vehicle for Kyser, who was one of the most popular band leaders in the 40's. This is one of the best horror spoofs I have seen in a long time.
The rest of the cast includes Dennis O' Keefe and Alma Kruger. Good fun.
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