Scared to Death
A thrilling mystery of a supernatural killer!
1947 | 68m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Christy Cabanne |
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| Writer: | Walter Abbott |
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| A woman is married to the son of a doctor, the proprietor of a private sanatorium, where she is under unwilling treatment. Both the son and the doctor indicate they want the marriage dissolved. Arriving at the scene is a mysterious personage identified as the doctor's brother who formerly was a stage magician in Europe. He is accompanied by a threatening dwarf... | |
| Release Date: | Feb 01, 1947 |
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| Director: | Christy Cabanne |
| Writer: | Walter Abbott |
| Genres: | Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | hypnotist |
| Production Companies | Golden Gate Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bela Lugosi | Prof Leonide |
| George Zucco | Dr. Josef Van Ee |
| Nat Pendleton | Bill 'Bull' Raymond |
| Molly Lamont | Laura Van Ee |
| Joyce Compton | Jane Cornell |
| Gladys Blake | Lilly Beth |
| Roland Varno | Ward Van Ee |
| Angelo Rossitto | Indigo |
| Douglas Fowley | Terry Lee |
| Stanley Andrews | Pathologist |
| Lee Bennett | Rene the Killer |
| Stanley Price | Autopsy Surgeon |
| Dorothy Christy | Mrs. Williams (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Christy Cabanne | Director |
| Walter Abbott | Screenplay, Original Story |
| Roland Ray | Makeup Artist |
| Carl Hoefle | Original Music Composer |
| Marcel Le Picard | Director of Photography |
| George McGuire | Editor |
| Harry Reif | Art Direction |
| Evelyn Bennett | Hairdresser |
| Walt Maddox | Production Manager |
| Albert Deano | Wardrobe Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William B. David | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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It's only an hour long, but this still manages to involve a couple of the worst performances I've seen in a long, long time. Bela Lugosi and George Zucco - who can normally be relied upon to deliver well enough in these short horror/thriller features are just not on form together at all here. The di ... alogue is unsure in what genre the film wants to sit - a suspenseful thriller with the odd bit of comedy, or a comedic thriller with the odd, well, thrill. It appears to, reluctantly, settle for the latter but by then the somewhat irrelevant story of a murdered woman who relates the events leading up to the crime no longer really matters. It has way too many daft sub-plots and by the time we do approach the end you've almost forgotten what/who or, more importantly - why?