How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957)

★ 6.7 1h 19m IMDb
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A broke British nobleman targets his Canadian uncle, but other relatives get in the way.

How to Murder a Rich Uncle

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Cast

Nigel Patrick
Nigel Patrick as Henry Clitterbern Died 1981 · Clapham, London, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nigel Patrick (born Nigel Dennis Wemyss; 2 May 1913 - 21 September 1981) was an English actor and stage director born into a theatrical family. Description abov...
Charles Coburn
Charles Coburn as Uncle George Clitterbern Died 1961 · Macon, Georgia, USA Charles Douville Coburn (June 19, 1877 – August 30, 1961) was an American film and theatre actor. Best known for his work in comedies, Coburn received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 1...
Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller as Edith Clitterbern Died 2003 · Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller DBE (15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was an English actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Separate Tables (1958)..
Katie Johnson
Katie Johnson as Alice Died 1957 · Clayton, Sussex, England, UK Katie Johnson (18 November 1878 in Clayton, Sussex, England - 4 May 1957, Elham, Kent), born Bessie Kate Johnson, was an English actress who appeared on stage from the 1890s and on screen from the 193...
Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley as Edward Died 1999 · London, England, UK Anthony Newley was born in Hackney, London, England, to Frances Grace Newley and George Kirby, a shipping clerk. He was attracted to acting, after seeing an ad for a child actor in a Fleet Street wind...
Athene Seyler
Athene Seyler as Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern) Died 1990 · Hackney, London, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Athene Seyler, CBE (31 May 1889 – 12 September 1990) was an English actress. Although better known as a stage actress - she first appeared on the stage in 1909...

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CinemaSerf 7/10 Jan 29, 2024
Nigel Patrick and John Paxton have done quite a neat job with Daix' play about an uncle - in this version, a wealthy Canadian - called "George" (Charles Coburn) who comes to Britain to visit his landed, but impoverished family headed by Patrick ("Sir Henry"). The family see this as in ideal opportunity to sort their finances out, and that means that their unsuspecting guest could be in quite a bit of peril! Except, that is, that the would-be assassins couldn't organise the proverbial piss-up in the brewery - indeed their efforts to relieve the old man of his life and his fortune have far more profound effects on their own family. Soon it starts to diminish quite rapidly as their cock-eyed schemes go awry with disastrously lethal results. At this rate, there won't be anyone left to inherit - except, perhaps, the sagely old Katie Johnson who knows where the secrets (and the bottles of wine) are kept... It's a fun story this. Patrick and Coburn work well together, with a strong supporting cast from Wendy Hiller, Anthony Newley and the eagle eyed amongst us might spot Micael Caine (just 24). The production isn't up to very much, it has to be said - but the plot holds together well, with some decent comedic moments and a rather fitting, quirky, ending that I quite enjoyed.

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