How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957)
Directed by Nigel Patrick / Max Varnel
Genres - Comedy, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy, Satire |
Release Date - Oct 25, 1957 (USA) |
Run Time - 79 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
This satire takes a sharp poke at the intrinsic laziness of British aristocracy who would rather die of starvation than perform an honest day's work. The tale begins when a destitute nobleman conspires to murder his rich Canadian uncle for the inheritance. Unfortunately he continually fails in his efforts to off him. Instead he winds up killing his own family one-by-one. In the end, the slightly addled fellow offs himself when he walks into one of his own traps which he had set in his uncle's room. The uncle is then arrested for his nephew's murder. Fortunately an elderly aunt manages to clear the Canadian's name.
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aristocracy, British, laziness, murder, uncle