The Gazebo (1960)

Name: The Gazebo
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1960-01-15
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, John McGiver, Doro Merande, Mabel Albertson

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

ComedyCrime

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.

Release Date: January 15, 1960
Runtime: 1h 40m
Rating: 6.9/10 (38 votes)

Director: George Marshall

Cast: Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, John McGiver, Doro Merande, Mabel Albertson, Carl Reiner, Bert Freed, Martin Landau

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Avon Productions

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Full Cast (28 people)

Glenn Ford as Elliott Nash
Debbie Reynolds as Nell Nash
John McGiver as Sam Thorpe
Doro Merande as Matilda
Mabel Albertson as Mrs. Chandler
Carl Reiner as Harlow Edison
Bert Freed as Lt. Jenkins
Martin Landau as The Duke
Helen Kleeb as Miss Spence, Nash's Secretary
Jon Lormer as Dr. Weiner
James Gavin as Sgt. Drucker
Dick Wessel as Louis the Louse (as Richard Wessel)
Robert Ellenstein as Ben
Stanley Adams as Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)
Don Anderson as Television Technician in Booth (uncredited)
Gene Coogan as Man (uncredited)
Michael Dugan as First Engineer (uncredited)
Meurisse Duree as Dancer (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum as Television Technician in Booth (uncredited)
Jack Kruschen as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Rex Lease as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Carey Leverette as Dancer (uncredited)
Owen McGiveney as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell as Mr. Olson (uncredited)
Ray Pourchot as Police Officer (uncredited)
William Smith as Actor Who Trips Over Camera (uncredited)
Guy Stockwell as Actor (voice) (uncredited)
Harlan Warde as Dr. Bradley (uncredited)

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The Gazebo

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

Comedy

Crime

The Gazebo

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

100 min

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.

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

6.9

100 min

1960

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.

Production Info

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Release Date1/15/1960

Director & Writers

Directed by

Written by

Produced by

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Avon Productions

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English

Production Countries

United States

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Cast

Glenn Ford

as Elliott Nash

Debbie Reynolds

as Nell Nash

John McGiver

as Sam Thorpe

Doro Merande

as Matilda

Mabel Albertson

as Mrs. Chandler

Carl Reiner

as Harlow Edison

Bert Freed

as Lt. Jenkins

Martin Landau

as The Duke

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