{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"MURDER BY DEATH (1976) - Episode 279 - Decades of Horror 1970s","description":"Doc takes the Grue-Believers on a slight detour with his pick this week, MURDER BY DEATH (1976). The films spoofs various detective movies and literary characters along with &quot;old dark house&quot; chillers. Yeah, it's a comedy... from Neil Simon, no less. Regardless, the cast is astounding, featuring Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, James Cromwell, Richard Narita, and Estelle Winwood, along with Fay Wray (vocals) as the Screaming Door Bell. Sure, the comedy is outdated, the laughs are more like snickers, and one (or more) characters are cringeworthy for modern audiences, but this film is of its time before SNL and National Lampoon would ramp cinema comedy up to eleven. Of note, Peter Falk's character, Sam Diamond, would return in The Cheap Detective (1978). Enjoy! MURDER BY DEATH (1976) Episode 279 - Decades of Horror 1970s Quote: &quot;I never did nothin' to a man that I wouldn't do to a woman.&quot; Sam Diamond Synopsis: Five famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery. Director: Robert Moore Writer: Neil Simon Selected Cast: Eileen Brennan as Tess Skeffington Truman Capote as Lionel Twain James Coco as Milo Perrier Peter Falk as Sam Diamond Alec Guinness as Bensonmum Elsa Lanchester as Jessica Marbles David Niven as Dick Charleston Peter Sellers as Sidney Wang Maggie Smith as Dora Charleston Nancy Walker as Maid Estelle Winwood as Nurse James Cromwell as Marcel Richard Narita as Willie Wang Gruesome Magazine\u2019s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next \u201870s episode, chosen by Bill is Terror in the Wax Museum (1973). We want to hear from you \u2013 the coolest, grooviest fans: make a comment on the site, the Gruesome Magazine YouTube Channel, or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com. ","author_name":"Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio","author_url":"http:\/\/docrotten.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43630649\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/208487519"}