Stop, You're Killing Me
:There was also a Two Ronnies mini-series of this name.
| Stop, You're Killing Me | |
|---|---|
 1953 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Written by | Damon Runyon (play) Howard Lindsay (play) James O'Hanlon |
| Starring | Broderick Crawford |
| Cinematography | Ted D. McCord |
| Edited by | Owen Marks |
| Music by | David Buttolph Ray Heindorf Howard Jackson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Stop, You're Killing Me is a 1952 American black comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Broderick Crawford, Claire Trevor and Virginia Gibson.[1]
Premise
The surprise appearance of four corpses interferes with a beer baron's plans to crash high society.
Synopsis
When the Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution is repealed, a former prohibition baron, Remy Marko (Broderick Crawford), decides to get honest and ventures into the legal production and marketing of beer. The poor quality of his production leads him to bankruptcy, and he finds himself in conflict with these creditors. To make matters worse, his daughter, Marko Mary (Virginia Gibson), intends to marry policeman Chance Whitelaw (Bill Hayes), heir to a wealthy family. To look good, Remy Marko and his wife Nora (Claire Trevor) organize a reception in a rich hotel in Saratoga. But the party is disrupted by the death of four gangsters, murdered by Innocent (Harry Morgan), a mobster working for the creditors who are in pursuit of Remy. The latter must juggle between his family, his daughter's future marriage, his bankrupt business and the police investigation in order to save his new image.
Cast
- Broderick Crawford as Remy Marko
- Claire Trevor as Nora Marko
- Virginia Gibson as Mary Marko
- Bill Hayes as Chancellor 'Chance' Whitelaw
- Margaret Dumont as Mrs. Harriet Whitelaw
Production notes
Production Dates: mid-June to late August 1952.
Based on the 1935 play by Damon Runyon and Howard Lindsay. Warner Bros. previously had adapted Runyon and Lindsay's play into a 1938 film under the play's title, starring Edward G. Robinson and directed by Lloyd Bacon.