The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
The story takes place at a summer theater in the Berkshire Mountains, where heroine Joan Barry (Carol Bruce) is staging a Broadway-bound musical comedy. Only one problem: two guest stars are shot and killed on two successive evenings, right in front of the audience. Hoping to solve the mystery, detective William Demarest demands that everyone -- actors and theatergoers alike -- return the following weekend to restage the show. But with no major performer willing to assume the fatal guest-star slot, Joan is forced to hire the Three Jolly Jesters (Al, Harry and Jimmy Ritz), Manhattan washroom attendants with showbiz aspirations.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward F. ClineDirector
- Mel RonsonScreenplay
- Stanley RobertsScreenplay
Cast
- Al RitzAl Jester
- Jimmy RitzJimmy Jester
- Harry RitzHarry Jester
- Carol BruceJoan Barry
- Dick ForanBill Edwards
- Grace McDonaldBabs
- Johnny DownsDanny
- William DemarestMcKenzie
Themes
show businessmusical