What a Carve Up! 1961

Overview

What a Carve Up! is a 1961 British comedy horror film directed by Pat Jackson and starring Sid James, Kenneth Connor, and Shirley Eaton. The film was written by Ray Cooney and was released in the United States in 1962 under the title No Place Like Homicide. The story follows a character named Ernie whose Uncle Gabriel has just died. To claim his inheritance, Ernie must spend the night in the ancestral family home with the rest of his rather eccentric relatives. Ernie's imagination has been affected by his constant immersion in cheap horror novels, but his wildest fears turn out to be justified when the guests begin to drop dead. The runtime of the film is one hour and twenty-four minutes, and it incorporates elements of the horror, comedy, thriller, and mystery genres. Original prints of the film did not feature an exclamation point in the title onscreen.