I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? | |
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Directed by | Steven Hilliard Stern |
Produced by | Dennis F. Stevens |
Written by |
Jerry Cutler Mickey Rose |
Starring |
Bob Dishy Joanna Barnes Bill Dana Bobby Ball Angelo Rossitto Jack DeLeon Severn Darden Vito Scotti |
Music by | Patrick Williams |
Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
Edited by | Duke Goldstone |
Production
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Cinema Arts Productions, Inc.
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Release date
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1975 |
Running time
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109 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | US$80,948 |
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (original USA theatrical name Kill My Wife, Please) is a 1975 black comedy movie directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, and starring Bob Dishy and Joanna Barnes. Originally Peter Sellers was to be cast as the lead but he had another heart attack and insurance couldn't be got on him so Dishy was his replacement at the last moment. It was directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, from a screenplay by Mickey Rose.
The title is a play on the old musical I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now.
Soundtrack is Polonaise Op.53 in A flat major (Frédéric Chopin).
Jordan Oliver (Dishy) is caught embezzling $250,000 from his employer but, as he is the boss' son-in-law, is given a chance to pay it back. Meanwhile, his wealthy wife Clarice (Barnes) is about to divorce him. He can only get the money by having his wife murdered for $1 million life insurance. He hires a hitman Bobo (Bill Dana) to kill his wife; Bobo subcontracts the job out to another hitman, who in turn subcontracts it out and so on until an actor is the hitman for just $6.95 When Oliver is told his wife's insurance is invalid, he must rescue his wife before she's murdered.
The movie is in the public domain and is available on inexpensive releases in the US and UK.