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Murder by Death

Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.

Director

Robert Moore

Year

Genre

comedy, crime, mystery, thriller

Box Office

N/A

Production

Rastar Productions

Awards

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination.

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Maid

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Estelle Winwood

Marcel

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Sam Diamond Sidney Wang Willie Wang Dora Charleston Dick Charleston Lionel Twain Tess Skeffington Jessica Marbles Milo Perrier Marcel

I've already heard the weather report - Murder by Death

I've already heard the weather report

What do you make of all this - Murder by Death

What do you make of all this

Her name's Irene - Murder by Death

Her name's Irene

You mean Twain has only got eight fingers - Murder by Death

You mean Twain has only got eight fingers

His mother was a Roman Catholic - Murder by Death

His mother was a Roman Catholic

What a godforsaken spot to get lost - Murder by Death

What a godforsaken spot to get lost

This is a wild goose chase - Murder by Death

This is a wild goose chase

The nurse is giving my palm the finger - Murder by Death

The nurse is giving my palm the finger

The world's five greatest living detectives - Murder by Death

The world's five greatest living detectives

Sorry about that - Murder by Death

Sorry about that

Inspector Perrier - Murder by Death

Inspector Perrier

And nobody knows what tomorrow will be - Murder by Death

And nobody knows what tomorrow will be

I think butler is dead - Murder by Death

I think butler is dead

I have to go to the can again - Murder by Death

I have to go to the can again

There's nothing on him 'til '46 - Murder by Death

There's nothing on him 'til '46

Very interesting theory - Murder by Death

Very interesting theory

Something isn't right in all of this - Murder by Death

Something isn't right in all of this

She murdered herself in her sleep - Murder by Death

She murdered herself in her sleep

Twain picked up Sam in a gay bar - Murder by Death

Twain picked up Sam in a gay bar

Be careful on this road - Murder by Death

Be careful on this road

If condition does not change - Murder by Death

If condition does not change

I can't help it - Murder by Death

I can't help it

I don't hear nothin' - Murder by Death

I don't hear nothin'

Conversation like television set on honeymoon - Murder by Death

Conversation like television set on honeymoon

-Do you think they'll come, sir?
-Oh, they'll come, they'll come, all right. - Murder by Death

-Do you think they'll come, sir? -Oh, they'll come...

It's ringing. - Murder by Death

Hello? - Murder by Death

-Nobody answered. The phone went dead.
-Then why did you say "hello"? - Murder by Death

-Nobody answered. The phone went dead. -Then why did you say...

-Some fog, eh, Pop?
-I've already heard the weather report. - Murder by Death

-Some fog, eh, Pop? -I've already heard the weather rep...

He was arrested in 1932 in Chicago for selling pornographic Bibles - Murder by Death

He was arrested in 1932 in Chicago for selling pornographic...

Wouldn't you know - Murder by Death

Wouldn't you know

Here's the bridge - Murder by Death

Here's the bridge

I don't think I'm gonna make it - Murder by Death

I don't think I'm gonna make it

I don't think I'm going to
make it. It's going to collapse. - Murder by Death

I don't think I'm going to make it. It's goin...

How he know how much he get paid - Murder by Death

How he know how much he get paid

I made it, Pop! I made it! - Murder by Death

I made it, Pop! I made it!

Look at invitation - Murder by Death

Look at invitation

Did you see that - Murder by Death

Did you see that

Holy Shanghai - Murder by Death

Someone's tryin' to KILL us - Murder by Death

Someone's tryin' to KILL us

Holy cow They're killing someone in there - Murder by Death

Holy cow They're killing someone in there

Twain has macabre sense of humor - Murder by Death

Twain has macabre sense of humor

We have been expecting you - Murder by Death

We have been expecting you

Strange weather - Murder by Death

Strange weather

May I get your bags - Murder by Death

May I get your bags

Very large house.
No other servants? - Murder by Death

Very large house. No other servants?

You feed cat dog food - Murder by Death

You feed cat dog food

Big house huh Pop - Murder by Death

Big house huh Pop

Big house like man married to fat woman - Murder by Death

Big house like man married to fat woman

-What is it now, Myron?
-Up there, Dora. Look. - Murder by Death

-What is it now, Myron? -Up there, Dora. Look.

Don't let him park the car - Murder by Death

Don't let him park the car

We're in Wang's wing - Murder by Death

We're in Wang's wing

My name is Bensonmum - Murder by Death

My name is Bensonmum

She died in here - Murder by Death

She died in here

We keep this room locked - Murder by Death

We keep this room locked

Madam loved it here. - Murder by Death

Madam loved it here.

I am and I will not stay in this horribly filthy room overnight - Murder by Death

I am and I will not stay in this horribly filthy room...

This dust is baking flour - Murder by Death

This dust is baking flour

Stop the car. We are here. - Murder by Death

Stop the car. We are here.

You have chocolate on your face - Murder by Death

You have chocolate on your face

Yes? - Murder by Death

You must be the new kitchen
maid. I hope you can cook. - Murder by Death

You must be the new kitchen maid. I hope you can cook.

Is that understood?
And dinner will be at 9:00. - Murder by Death

Is that understood? And dinner will be at 9:00.

Since we cannot call for a doctor - Murder by Death

Since we cannot call for a doctor

I'll fetch it for
you myself, sir. - Murder by Death

I'll fetch it for you myself, sir.

My feet are killing me - Murder by Death

My feet are killing me

The last time that I trusted a dame was in Paris in 1940 - Murder by Death

The last time that I trusted a dame was in Paris in 1940

Dinner will be at 9:00, sir. - Murder by Death

Dinner will be at 9:00, sir.

Thank you. That will be all. - Murder by Death

Thank you. That will be all.

It's not exactly the
Copacabana, is it? - Murder by Death

It's not exactly the Copacabana, is it?

I don't feel good about this - Murder by Death

I don't feel good about this

My God! - Murder by Death

You didn't tell me how I look Dicky - Murder by Death

You didn't tell me how I look Dicky

Ah yes I had the pleasure of dining in Shanghai many years ago with Inspector Wang - Murder by Death

Ah yes I had the pleasure of dining in Shanghai many years...

What do you mean - Murder by Death

What do you mean

-Boy, Pop, you sure put your...
-Shut Japanese mouth. - Murder by Death

-Boy, Pop, you sure put your... -Shut Japanese mouth.

The lady here in the rented dress is my secretary and mistress - Murder by Death

The lady here in the rented dress is my secretary and...

Never consider murder to be business - Murder by Death

Never consider murder to be business

Well maybe not for you seein' as how you put all your money into vegetables - Murder by Death

Well maybe not for you seein' as how you put all your...

Or you Mr Perrier - Murder by Death

Or you Mr Perrier

No you see here Mr Charleston of New York Palm Beach and Beverly Hills - Murder by Death

No you see here Mr Charleston of New York Palm Beach and...

Sorry if I'm shocking you ma'am but I never had time to go to finishing school - Murder by Death

Sorry if I'm shocking you ma'am but I never had...

Isn't that right - Murder by Death

Isn't that right

I'm going down the hall to find the can - Murder by Death

I'm going down the hall to find the can

Ah, Miss Marbles. - Murder by Death

Ah, Miss Marbles.

Have admired you ever since I was tiny little detective - Murder by Death

Have admired you ever since I was tiny little detective

She's off I could use a good stiff shot Mr Charleston - Murder by Death

She's off I could use a good stiff shot Mr Charleston

Jessie baby - Murder by Death

You should see the other guy - Murder by Death

You should see the other guy

Observe strange sounds - Murder by Death

Observe strange sounds

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Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Robert Moore

Writer: Neil Simon

Production: Rastar Productions

Genre: comedy, crime, mystery, thriller

Year: 1976

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Jun 1976

Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination.

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