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The Trouble with Harry

The Trouble with Harry

A different kind of kick-the-bucket comedy!

19557.01h 39m

Overview

The trouble with Harry is that he’s dead. In a quiet Vermont village, a corpse creates unexpected chaos as several townspeople each believe they may be to blame.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by John Michael Hayes, Jack Trevor Story
Produced by Alfred Hitchcock
Box OfficeBudget: $1.2MRevenue: $7.0M

Top Cast

John Forsythe

John Forsythe

Sam Marlowe

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Jennifer Rogers

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Captain Wiles

Mildred Natwick

Mildred Natwick

Miss Gravely

Mildred Dunnock

Mildred Dunnock

Mrs. Wiggs

Jerry Mathers

Jerry Mathers

Arnie Rogers

Royal Dano

Royal Dano

Calvin Wiggs

Parker Fennelly

Parker Fennelly

Millionaire

B

Barry Macollum

Tramp

Dwight Marfield

Dwight Marfield

Dr. Greenbow

Themes & Keywords

small townbased on novel or bookpaintingblack humordead bodywhodunitfalling in lovecorpsehuntingvermontautumnmurder mysteryexhumationsudden deathvistavision

About The Trouble with Harry

The Trouble with Harry is a comedy, mystery film released in 1955 exploring themes of small town, based on novel or book, painting, black humor, dead body, whodunit. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it stars John Forsythe, Shirley MacLaine, Edmund Gwenn. The trouble with Harry is that he’s dead. In a quiet Vermont village, a corpse creates unexpected chaos as several townspeople each believe they may be to blame.

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