Caz1964 Very funny British comedy from the early 60's,i finally managed to get myself a copy and i don't know why it isn't more readily available in the UK as i would have thought any films starring Sid James were highly sought after, as his still very popular with modern audiences his famous for having the dirtiest laugh in show business no one has equalled him for that. Sid James and Kenneth Conner play two friends Sid and Ern who are called to a will reading as Erns great uncle Gabrielle has died.They have to travel to Yorkshire where their destination leads them to a spooky old mansion house which was owned by the late uncle Gabrielle. During the reading of the will all the guests who are Erns other relatives are told they are not going to inherit anything.The guests are all very disappointed but realise that they will have to spend the rest of the night at the house as there is no way of getting home till the morning. Then during the night the guests are being killed off one by one,but who is the killer? What a carve up mixes comedy with light horror,the story itself is not that original but the jokes and humour are. I hadnt seen this film for years,but having just watched it again its as funny as i remember it.

robin-525 I often wonder if movies like this had the audiences of the time rolling in the aisles or did folk react in much the same way most people today would, with a certain cynical boredom? Personally, I'm a fan of all sorts of humour, and that includes the light silliness of movies like this. Few people, probably nobody in fact, will get belly-laughs from this film, but my girlfriend and I, and her sister, watched it together smiling and chuckling all the way through. We were entertained and we'd watch it again.Part of the appeal, of course, for a thirty-something like me is that strange nostalgia for a time you never experienced and certainly never was. Even though it's an unrealistic spooky murder mystery, you'd still quite like to be there with the characters, enjoying this curiously innocent world where people die in a remarkable bloodless fashion.There's a good cast, full of recognisable faces - there's fun to had from finally realising that you're looking at a very young Michael Gough and playing a butler long before Alfred in the first four Batman movies.It's ultimately absurd, but it's a well-put-together little film, with a great cast, an atmospheric set and a light but entertaining plot, perfect for lazy Sunday afternoon viewing.

stephenbrown83 This is a movie which falls between categories. It's not a British full-blooded farce of the type that the Carry-On series exulted in. That said, it does indeed come the same stable as that cinematic equivalent of naughty seaside postcard humour. And even though it strives to emulate The Cat and the Canary genre, it is a rather weak candidate for the comedy-thriller category. It has some of the United Kingdom's prize comic actors of the time - Syd James, Kenneth Connor etc. Ray Cooney had a primary hand in the screenplay but even with his string of vehicles for Brian Rix and London's Whitehall Theatre the only thing that gets carved up are the reputations of some usually funny actors. Hackneyed - yes. A white knuckle ride - definitely not.One element of the study of spectator ship is the use of locations in films. What made me return to the film in recent times was its Yorkshire scenes. I have been interested in this county as a movie set. There are many of examples of it being used this. I would welcome knowing which places, if any, were used for this purpose in the film.In summary: an enjoyable enough film that nowadays will be mainly watched for its social and geographical settings.

Darren-15 What a great movie, laugh, jump with terror (ish) a classic story with a obvious ending but still funny. Sid James and Kenneth Connor are a great comedy pair.See how young Shirley Eaton is WOW. Nice film in the middle of the carry on's.