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* PlayingGertrude: Aldo Farnese was only about twenty-one when he made this movie. They made him look older by graying his temples. Badly.
-->'''Servo:''' He went a little crazy with the Frost-N-Streak kit, didn't he?
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* TelevisionGeography: The route that Tony Patini takes through Los Angeles when being pursued by Lt. Lewis is implausible. From identifiable landmarks, it starts at 6519 Hollywood Blvd., with Tony jaywalking to the south side after passing the Academy Theater. After a cut, he's back on the north side going west past Whitley Ave. After a brief shot showing some unidentified open space, he passes Grauman's Chinese Theater (several blocks west from the previous identifiable point). Almost immediately after that shot, Tony has somehow arrived in a parking lot between Wilcox Ave. and Schroeder Blvd., just south of his starting point on Hollywood Blvd.[[note]]Verified by ADAM WALKS AROUND Ep. 40 "Magical MST 3K Tour"[[/note]]
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* FunnyForeigner: Frits Kreuger.

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* FunnyForeigner: Frits Kreuger.[[note]]Not that funny; he molested someone in the past.[[/note]]
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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: The murderer's confession would not hold up in a court of law. Heck, if Patini were the murderer, the fact he was kept there against his will would ''also'' be illegal and ruled coerced into a confession.

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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: The murderer's confession would not hold up in a court of law. Heck, if Patini were the murderer, the fact he was kept there against his will would ''also'' be illegal illegal, and the confession would be ruled coerced into a confession.as coerced.



** Subverted, as the methods talked about in the opening narration never figure in the solving of the case.

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** Subverted, as the methods talked about in the opening narration never figure in the solving of the case. Or do they?



** They don't bring anyone back from the dead but convincing the audience has the effect of making them believe right along with most of the cast that Dr Krasker is actually going to do this at the end and sells it as an effective bluff on the murderer, which makes for a decent twist and with a bit of MindScrew thrown in.

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** They don't bring anyone back from the dead dead, but convincing the audience has the effect of making them believe right along with and most of the cast that Dr Krasker is actually going to will do this at the end and sells it as makes an effective bluff on the murderer, which makes for results in a decent twist and with a bit of MindScrew thrown in.



* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Macklin and Kreuger as the killer.]]

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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Macklin and or Kreuger as the killer.]]



* TonightSomeoneDies: Exaggerated. The narrator repeatedly goes on at considerable length about how the victim is about to be murdered. By the time the wicked deed is done, there is ''zero'' suspense left for the audience to savor.[[note]]Servo starts musing as the character if she has enough time to do her hair before she dies.[[/note]]

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* TonightSomeoneDies: Exaggerated. The narrator repeatedly goes on at considerable length about how the victim is about to be murdered. By the time the wicked deed is done, there is ''zero'' suspense left for the audience to savor.[[note]]Servo starts musing as the character [[note]]As Renee, Servo wonders if she has enough time to do her hair before she dies.[[/note]]
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* AssholeVictim: Renee is considered one by the murderer given [[spoiler:she was blackmailing him]].
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Of course, along the way we meet a bunch of rather...odd characters.

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Of course, along the way we meet a bunch of rather... odd characters.



* FunnyForeigner: frits Kreuger.

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* FunnyForeigner: frits Frits Kreuger.



* NeverTrustATitle: Ultimately, [[spoiler: the dead never talk back (and wouldn't it have been The Dead Talks Back, singular, since it was only going to be Renee?)]].

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* NeverTrustATitle: Ultimately, [[spoiler: the dead never talk back (and wouldn't it have been The ''The Dead Talks Back, Back'', singular, since it was only going to be Renee?)]].



-->(Crossbow fires)\\
'''Crow:''' (sound of bolt hitting something.).\\

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-->(''crossbow fires'')\\
'''Crow:''' (sound (''sound of bolt hitting something.).\\something'')\\



'''Mike:''' (as detective) Sorry, Steve.

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'''Mike:''' (as detective) (''as detective'') Sorry, Steve.

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Ludwig Kreuger.

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Ludwig Frits Kreuger.



* FunnyForeigner: Ludwig Kreuger.

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* FunnyForeigner: Ludwig frits Kreuger.


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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The German guy is "Frits Kreuger", not Fritz Krueger. His full name is Alfred Ludwig Kreuger.
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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: The murderer's confession would not hold up in a court of law. Heck, if Patini were the murderer, the fact he was kept there against his will would ''also'' be illegal and ruled coerced into a confession.

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