Behind the Eight Ball

Synopsis

The story takes place at a summer theater in the Berkshire Mountains, where heroine Joan Barry (Carol Bruce) is staging a Broadway-bound musical comedy. Only one problem: two guest stars are shot and killed on two successive evenings, right in front of the audience. Hoping to solve the mystery, detective William Demarest demands that everyone -- actors and theatergoers alike -- return the following weekend to restage the show. But with no major performer willing to assume the fatal guest-star slot, Joan is forced to hire the Three Jolly Jesters (Al, Harry and Jimmy Ritz), Manhattan washroom attendants with showbiz aspirations.

Main Cast

Al Ritz

Al Jester

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Jimmy Ritz

Jimmy Jester

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Harry Ritz

Harry Jester

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Carol Bruce

Joan Barry

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

Dick Foran

Bill Edwards

Age : 69 | Popularity : 46%

Grace McDonald

Babs

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Johnny Downs

Danny

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

William Demarest

McKenzie

Age : 91 | Popularity : 62%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Edward F. Cline
Writing	Story	Stanley Roberts
	Screenplay	Stanley Roberts Mel Ronson
Production	Associate Producer	Howard Benedict
Sound	Music Director	Charles Previn
Crew	Choreographer	Eddie Prinz
Camera	Director of Photography	George Robinson
Department	Role	Name

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