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Scared Stiff (1945)

65 min  -  Mystery | Comedy  -   22 June 1945 (USA)
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The jumpy chess editor at a newspaper accidentally gets involved in some murders at a sleazy tavern run by a pair of bizarre brothers.

Director:

Frank McDonald

Writers:

Daniel Mainwaring (screenplay), Maxwell Shane (screenplay)
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Scared Stiff -- The jumpy chess editor at a newspaper accidentally gets involved in some murders at a sleazy tavern run by a pair of bizarre brothers.
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Cast

Cast overview:
Jack Haley ...
Larry Elliot
Ann Savage Ann Savage ...
Sally Warren
Barton MacLane Barton MacLane ...
George 'Deacon' Markham
Veda Ann Borg Veda Ann Borg ...
Flo Rosson
Roger Pryor Roger Pryor ...
Richardson
George E. Stone George E. Stone ...
Mink
Robert Emmett Keane Robert Emmett Keane ...
Prof. Wisner
Lucien Littlefield Lucien Littlefield ...
Charles Waldeck / Preston Waldeck
Paul Hurst Paul Hurst ...
Sheriff
Arthur Aylesworth Arthur Aylesworth ...
Emerson Cooke
Eily Malyon Eily Malyon ...
Mrs. Cooke
Buddy Swan Buddy Swan ...
Oliver Waldeck
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Storyline

The jumpy chess editor at a newspaper accidentally gets involved in some murders at a sleazy tavern run by a pair of bizarre brothers.

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Plot Keywords:

Chess | Tavern | Newspaper | Murder | Beautiful Woman

Taglines:

Laughs...Chills...Howls...Thrills! (print ad for "Treasure of Fear")

Genres:

Mystery | Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Treasure of Fear See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pine-Thomas Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

One of the few films in which Jack Haley received top billing. In most of his films he was usually billed third or even lower. (In his most famous film, The Wizard of Oz, in which he played the Tin Man, he was billed fifth.) See more »