How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957)

NR06/01/1957Comedy, Crime1h 19m
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The movie no niece or nephew can afford to miss!

Overview

A broke British nobleman targets his Canadian uncle, but other relatives get in the way.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Nigel Patrick

    Henry Clitterbern

  2. Cast 1

    Charles Coburn

    Uncle George Clitterbern

  3. Cast 1

    Wendy Hiller

    Edith Clitterbern

  4. Cast 1

    Katie Johnson

    Alice

  5. Cast 1

    Anthony Newley

    Edward

  6. Cast 1

    Athene Seyler

    Grannie (Victoria Clitterbern)

  7. Cast 1

    Kenneth Fortescue

    Albert Clitterbern

  8. Paddy Webster

    Constance Clitterbern

  9. Cast 1

    Michael Caine

    Gilrony

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 ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

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