I wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
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I wonder Who's Killing Her Now? original usa theatrical name Kill My Wife, Please is a 1970s zany black comedy movie starring Bob Dishy and Joanna Barnes. Originally Peter Sellers was to be cast as the lead but he had another heart attack and insurance couldn't be got on him so Dishy was his replacement at the last moment. Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern. Screenplay by Mickey Rose. The title is an obvious play on the old musical I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now.
Jordan Oliver (Dishy) is caught embezelling $250,000 off his employer but is given a chance to pay it back as the company was founded by his father also his wealthy wife Clarice (Barnes) is to divorce him. He can only get the money by having his wife murdered for $1 million life insurance. A ludicrious physical exam is conducted on Clarice at dinner (without her knowing it) by Pat Morita as a sham doctor. He hires a hitman Bobo (Bill Dana) to commit the crime and Bobo subcontracts the job out to another guy who in tutn subcontracts it out and so on until an actor is the hitman for just $6.95 When Oliver is told his wife's insurance is invalid as the Pat Morita doctor is a faker (he didn't know what a thermometer is!) he must rescue her before she's assassinated....
Meanwhile someone attempting on Barnes' life with a shark in a swimming pool but this is someone else entirely.
Oliver's little pianist friend is Bela Lugosi's old pal Angelo Rossitto. Also a Bela Lugosi impersonator as one of those subcontracted out for the killing. Cameo appearance is by english comedian Bobby Ball of Cannon and Ball
Captain Bobo is played by Bill Dana often credited as the star of the movie on account of his television fame as zany mexican "Jose Jimenez".
[edit] Other Cast
- Bill Dana
- Severn Darden
- Harvey Jason
- Bobby Ball
- Marjorie Bennett
- Jay Robinson
- Vito Scotti
- George Memmoli
- Jack DeLeon (Christopher Weeks)
- Steve Franken
- Richard Libertini
