Overview
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.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 41 | December 22, 1965 (64) | |
 | 38 | November 17, 1985 (81) | |
 | 35 | March 29, 1986 (78) | |
 | 23 | October 9, 2007 (87) | |
 | 32 | August 10, 1979 (69) | |
 | 24 | October 30, 1999 (81) | |
 | 29 | June 6, 1994 (80) | |
 | 50 | December 28, 1983 (91) |