The Gazebo

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The Gazebo

"All the love, laughs and murderous fun of the Broadway smash hit!"

1959

1h 40m

6.9(39 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the nervous man can't let the body rest there.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Glenn Ford

Elliott Nash

Debbie Reynolds

Nell Nash

Carl Reiner

Harlow Edison

John McGiver

Sam Thorpe

Mabel Albertson

Mrs. Chandler

Doro Merande

Matilda

Bert Freed

Joe Jenkins

Martin Landau

The Duke

Robert Ellenstein

Ben

Dick Wessel

Louis

Creative team

Directed by: George Marshall
Written by: George Wells
Produced by: Lawrence Weingarten

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