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''What a Carve Up!'' is a 1961 British comedy-horror film, directed by Creator/PatJackson and starring Creator/SidJames, Creator/KennethConnor, Creator/ShirleyEaton, Creator/DonaldPleasence, and Creator/MichaelGough. It was released in the United States in 1962 as ''[[MarketBasedTitle No Place Like Homicide]]''. The film was loosely based on the novel ''The Ghoul'' by Creator/FrankKing.

Ernie Broughton's uncle Gabriel has just died but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ancestral home with the rest of his relatives. Before long the guests begin to drop dead.

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''What a Carve Up!'' is a 1961 British comedy-horror film, directed by Creator/PatJackson and starring Creator/SidJames, Creator/KennethConnor, Creator/ShirleyEaton, Dennis Price, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Creator/EsmaCannon, and Creator/MichaelGough. It was released in the United States in 1962 as ''[[MarketBasedTitle No Place Like Homicide]]''. The film was loosely based on the novel ''The Ghoul'' by Creator/FrankKing.

Ernie Broughton's (Connor) uncle Gabriel has just died but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ancestral home with the rest of his relatives. Before long the guests begin to drop dead.
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* NoPeekingRequest: Linda asks Ernie to turn around so she can change. He turns but finds himself [[WatchingTheReflectionUndress facing a mirror that lets him watch her change anyway].

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* NoPeekingRequest: Linda asks Ernie to turn around so she can change. He turns but finds himself [[WatchingTheReflectionUndress facing a mirror that lets him watch her change anyway].anyway]].

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* KeysInTheTuneOfLock: Ernie [[LuckBasedSearchTechnique accidentally activates the secret door]] in the music room by pulling out the stops on the organ while Syd is searching the walls.


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* SongsInTheKeyOfLock: Ernie [[LuckBasedSearchTechnique accidentally activates the secret door]] in the music room by pulling out the stops on the organ while Syd is searching the walls.
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* KeysInTeTuneOfLock: Ernie [[LuckBasedSearchTechnique accidentally activates the secret door]] in the music room by pulling out the stops on the organ while Syd is searching the walls.

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* KeysInTeTuneOfLock: KeysInTheTuneOfLock: Ernie [[LuckBasedSearchTechnique accidentally activates the secret door]] in the music room by pulling out the stops on the organ while Syd is searching the walls.
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* KeysInTeTuneOfLock: Ernie [[LuckBasedSearchTechnique accidentally activates the secret door]] in the music room by pulling out the stops on the organ while Syd is searching the walls.

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''What a Carve Up!'' is a 1961 British comedy-horror film directed by Creator/PatJackson, starring Creator/SidJames, Creator/KennethConnor, Creator/ShirleyEaton, Creator/DonaldPleasence, and Creator/MichaelGough. It was released in the United States in 1962 as ''[[MarketBasedTitle No Place Like Homicide]]''. The film was loosely based on the novel ''The Ghoul'' by Creator/FrankKing.

The film was used extensively within Jonathan Coe's satirical novel ''What a Carve Up!''. The book's protagonist, Michael Owen, becomes obsessed with the film after first watching it as a young boy. Additionally, the last part of the book follows the plot of the film.

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''What a Carve Up!'' is a 1961 British comedy-horror film film, directed by Creator/PatJackson, Creator/PatJackson and starring Creator/SidJames, Creator/KennethConnor, Creator/ShirleyEaton, Creator/DonaldPleasence, and Creator/MichaelGough. It was released in the United States in 1962 as ''[[MarketBasedTitle No Place Like Homicide]]''. The film was loosely based on the novel ''The Ghoul'' by Creator/FrankKing.

The film was used extensively within Jonathan Coe's satirical novel ''What a Carve Up!''. The book's protagonist, Michael Owen, becomes obsessed with the film after first watching it as a young boy. Additionally, the last part of the book follows the plot of the film.
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The film figures extensively within Jonathan Coe's 1994 satirical novel of the same title. The novel's protagonist, Michael Owen, becomes obsessed with the film after having first watched it as a young boy. Additionally, the last part of the book follows the plot of the film.
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''What a Carve Up!'' is a 1961 British comedy-horror film directed by Creator/PatJackson, starring Creator/SidJames, Creator/KennethConnor, Creator/ShirleyEaton, and Creator/DonaldPleasence. It was released in the United States in 1962 as ''No Place Like Homicide''. The film was loosely based on the novel ''The Ghoul'' by Creator/FrankKing.

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''What a Carve Up!'' is a 1961 British comedy-horror film directed by Creator/PatJackson, starring Creator/SidJames, Creator/KennethConnor, Creator/ShirleyEaton, Creator/DonaldPleasence, and Creator/DonaldPleasence. Creator/MichaelGough. It was released in the United States in 1962 as ''No ''[[MarketBasedTitle No Place Like Homicide''.Homicide]]''. The film was loosely based on the novel ''The Ghoul'' by Creator/FrankKing.



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''What a Carve Up!'' is a 1961 British comedy-horror film directed by Creator/PatJackson, nd starring Creator/SidJames, Creator/KennethConnor, Creator/ShirleyEaton, and Creator/DonaldPleasence. It was released in the United States in 1962 as ''No Place Like Homicide''. The film was loosely based on the novel ''The Ghoul'' by Creator/FrankKing.

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''What a Carve Up!'' is a 1961 British comedy-horror film directed by Creator/PatJackson, nd starring Creator/SidJames, Creator/KennethConnor, Creator/ShirleyEaton, and Creator/DonaldPleasence. It was released in the United States in 1962 as ''No Place Like Homicide''. The film was loosely based on the novel ''The Ghoul'' by Creator/FrankKing.

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