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The Monday Movie Quiz #16

Filed under: Imported

Since I'm temporarily unable to do any sound files, this time the quiz will be a plot synopsis. While it's a real toughie (I think), I'll try to give you a couple clues broad enough that those in the know can use the Internet Movie Database and still come up with the answer. Here goes:

The owner of a flea-circus learns that a long-lost uncle has left him a fortune. But after he and his family sell their meager belongings and move to the big city, they find that after everything has been paid, all they get are five chairs and a Frank Sinatra record. On playing the record, however, they hear a message from the uncle telling them that he was actually murdered, and the names of his killers (along with $300,000 he managed to squirrel away) are hidden in the legs of one of the chairs. Unfortunately, the chairs have already been sold, so the rest of the movie is the hero's quest to get them back, which takes him to the home of a radio comedian, a mobster's headquarters, and a movie theater playing Zombie in the Attic.

Hints: The star was himself a radio comedian, and this was his one and only solo starring vehicle. The screenplay was co-written by the wife of the director known by all as the master of suspense. If this helps, or you know the movie without these clues, send me an email by late Sunday night and you'll see your name in next week's Movie Quiz list of champions. Good luck.

Posted by Steve Monaco at August 25, 2003 3:33 PM

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