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Arnold (1973)

Arnold poster
Directed by
Georg Fenady
Genre
comedy horror, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A dead lord's lover marries his corpse to get his estate. The lord's family plots against her, but they don't know he left booby traps for them all.

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What happens

Arnold is a 1973 American horror comedy film directed by Georg Fenady and starring Stella Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Elsa Lanchester, Shani Wallis, Farley Granger, Victor Buono, John McGiver, Bernard Fox, Patric Knowles, Jamie Farr and Norman Stuart. The film was released by Cinerama Releasing Corporation on November 16, 1973. In the film, a deceased lord is posthumously married to his lover, as part of a scheme that would allow her to inherit his estate. The deceased lord's family is not happy with this arrangement, and the various members seek ways to challenge his will. They are unaware that the lord wanted them dead, and that he has prepared deathtraps for his potential heirs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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