''She'll Have to Go'' (released in the United States as ''Maid for Murder'')
is a 1962
black and white
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Media
The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. ...
British
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Robert Asher and starring
Bob Monkhouse
Robert Alan Monkhouse (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including '' The Golden Shot'', '' Celebrity Squares'', '' Family Fortunes'' and '' ''Wipeout'.
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Plot
When cash strapped brothers Francis and Douglas discover their wealthy grandmother has bequeathed the family fortune to distant cousin Toni, a French maid, they immediately start plotting. When Toni visits, both men attempt to woo her, but when their efforts fail, they decide on murder as their likeliest option to acquire the money.
Cast
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Bob Monkhouse
Robert Alan Monkhouse (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including '' The Golden Shot'', '' Celebrity Squares'', '' Family Fortunes'' and '' ''Wipeout'.
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as Francis Oberon
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Alfred Marks as Douglas Oberon
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Hattie Jacques as Miss Richards
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Anna Karina
Anna Karina (born Hanne Karin Blarke Bayer; September 22, 1940 – December 14, 2019) as Toni
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Dennis Lotis as Gilbert
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Graham Stark
Graham William Stark (20 January 1922 – 29 October 2013) was an English comedian, actor, writer and director.
Early life
The son of a purser on transatlantic liners, as Arnold
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Clive Dunn
Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn (9 January 19206 November 2012) was an English actor. Although he was only 48 and one of the youngest cast members, he was cast in a role many years his senior, as the elderly Lance Corporal Jones in the BBC sitcom ' ...
as Chemist
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Hugh Lloyd as Macdonald
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as Doctor
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Harry Locke as Stationmaster
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Pat Coombs as Train Passenger
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Larry Taylor
Samuel Lawrence Taylor (June 26, 1942 – August 19, 2019) was an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Le ...
as Train Driver
References
External links
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1962 films
1962 comedy films
British black-and-white films
British independent films
Films directed by Robert Asher
British comedy films
Films shot at MGM-British Studios
1960s English-language films
1960s British films
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