How to Murder a Rich Uncle

A British nobleman has run out of money. The house still stands and the coffers are empty. The family can no longer keep up its old life. Then an idea comes up. There is a rich uncle living in Canada. If the man dies the inheritance goes to the family. The nobleman works out a plan for it. The job is not as easy as he thought. The uncle proves unexpectedly durable. On top of that other relatives in the house get involved. Something goes wrong with every attempt. The plans pile up on one another. The film tells this as black comedy. The matter of death is handled without being taken seriously. Nigel Patrick and Charles Coburn appear in the seventy nine minute film, a British production Nigel Patrick finished in 1957.