The Comedy of Terrors ( 1964 ) is a American International Pictures comedy horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Vincent Price , Peter Lorre , Basil Rathbone , Boris Karloff , and Joe E. Brown (in his final film appearance). The film also features Orangey the cat, billed as "Rhubarb the Cat".
It is a rare blend of comedy and horror, much in the vein of Universal Pictures 's 1948 classic Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein .