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The Corpse Can't Play

7.8196825mMovieHorrorMysteryThriller

Ronnie's party is going well, but his mother Alice is waiting for her husband Tom to return from the office to help supervise. The doorbell rings, but instead of Tom it's Simon Potter, a strange little boy who Ronnie dislikes, and who…

DirectorPaddy Russell
WritersJohn Burke·Hugh Leonard
ProducerHarry Moore

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Cast · Directed by Paddy Russell

CA
Clare Austin
Alice Jarman
CP
Christine Pollon
Joanna
NHNeil Hallett
Neil Hallett
Tom Jarman
MN
Michael Newport
Simon Potter
FB
Frank Barry
Ronnie Jarman
KG
Kim Goody
Karen Pickering
SB
Samuel Burleigh
Colin
BJ
Beverley Jennings
Louise
MCMark Colleano
Mark Colleano
David
EGErin Geraghty
Erin Geraghty
Michele
BO
Brent Oldfield
Tony
KN
Karen Newport
Caroline

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The Corpse Can't Play — streaming FAQ

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The Corpse Can't Play hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 21, 1968. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.