Product Details

• Actors: Kay Kyser, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Helen Parrish
• Directors: David Butler
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Nostalgia Home Video
• Run Time: 97 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000SQTACU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #221,391 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Music, mirth, and mayhem combine in this fast-paced romp, which finds wealthy debutante Parrish hiring famed bandleader Kyser and his Kollege of Musical Knowledge to supply the entertainment at her birthday party. Also attending will be crooked judge Karloff, phony medium Lugosi, and sinister scientist Lorre, who are plotting the girl's murder to keep her from inheriting a large estate. Kyser makes a surprisingly adept comedian, and the horror-movie icons go through their paces with tongues planted firmly in cheek. Vocalist Simms introduces "I'd Know You Anywhere," which became a hit song.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars: Karloff, Lugosi and Lorre, August 18, 2007

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G. Schneider "old movie buff" (VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You'll Find Out (DVD)

It doesn't matter that this isn't a great movie...or that the DVD isn't an official release. It's the only movie ever to feature those three stars, even if they are trumped by Kay Kyser and the others. With this unofficial release, all the Karloff-Lugosi films are now on DVD.

Despite this being "unofficial," the quality of the DVD is surprisingly good. The picture has good contrast; there's no noise; no splices; the sound quality is fine. And there are chapters with frame stills marking each one. I bought this only because I had to have it for my library, and I was delighted with the quality.

Of course, Amazon lists only one copy available, and I bought it. But who knows? Perhaps someday Turner will put out the laserdisc version on DVD (which I'll also buy!), including Robert Osborne's intro and other goodies. (There are no bonus features on this release.)

By the way, the score for this film was by Johnny Mercer and Jimmy van Heusen, and there are some very good songs, especially "You Got Me This Way" and "I'd Know You Anywhere." Both went on to be hits.

In all, a silly movie but with very good qualities.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MOVIE GREAT, THIS VHS A BOOTLEG, July 4, 2004

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Steven F. Beasley - See all my reviews

This review is from: You'll Find Out (VHS Tape)

This Kay Kyser (note spelling of K-Y-S-E-R)film is fun and well done, mixing swing w/ a horror spoof, costarring Karloff, Lugosi, Lorre. What's bad and sad is this PARTICULAR vhs offered by MOVIES UNLIMITED is a bootleg!! Check out the video box- it misspells the star's name (it's K-Y-S-E-R, NOT K-A-I-S-E-R) twice on the cover art, and Turner video would NEVER make such a dumb mistake, Turner being the owner of all the RKO and MGM catalog.DON'T TAKE A CHANCE ON THIS FILM FROM MOVIES UNLIMITED. It WAS released by Turner in the early 90s. Go for a copy from Turner to be safe.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1940s clean fun!, January 11, 2006

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Jonna Turner (Denver, Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You'll Find Out (VHS Tape)

This is one of my favorite movies. A clean, fun, light musical mystery set in a spooky mansion with thunder booming and lightning flashing, a bridge blown up to isolate Kay Kyser's band and the party guests, ghosts from the past stirring up mischief... Nothing today can compare to this 1940s movie.