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Scared to Death (1947)

APPROVED 65 min  -  Thriller  -   1 February 1947 (USA)
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From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist, a midget and a mysterious figure in a blue mask.

Director:

Christy Cabanne

Writers:

Walter Abbott (original story), Walter Abbott (screenplay)

Stars:

Bela Lugosi, George Zucco and Molly Lamont
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bela Lugosi ...
George Zucco George Zucco ...
Dr. Joseph Van Ee
Nat Pendleton Nat Pendleton ...
Bill Raymond
Molly Lamont ...
Laura Van Ee / Laurette La Valle
Joyce Compton Joyce Compton ...
Jane Cornell
Gladys Blake Gladys Blake ...
Lilybeth
Roland Varno Roland Varno ...
Ward Van Ee
Douglas Fowley Douglas Fowley ...
Terry Lee
Stanley Andrews Stanley Andrews ...
Pathologist
Angelo Rossitto Angelo Rossitto ...
Lee Bennett Lee Bennett ...
Rene the Killer
Stanley Price Stanley Price ...
Autopsy Surgeon
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Storyline

From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist, a midget and a mysterious figure in a blue mask. Written by Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Mask | Morgue | Midget | Scared To Death | Public Domain  | See more »

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Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hungarian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

De dodende wil See more »

Filming Locations:

Yorke-Metro Studios, 1329 Gordon Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Budget:

$135,000 (estimated)
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Production Co:

Golden Gate Pictures See more »
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Runtime:

 | USA: (DVD version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Cinecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

When Indigo the midget steps on Raymond's feet after he insulted him, Prof. Leonid (Bela Lugosi) shouts at the little man in Hungarian, which translation as "What did you do again? Now look at yourself! Sit down and stay there!" See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Angelo Rossitto's character name is "Inigo" (as in Inigo Jones) if you listen to Lugosi, "Indigo" if you listen to Nat Pendleton. See more »

Quotes

Autopsy Surgeon: She was a very beautiful girl. One hates to perform an autopsy on a beautiful girl.
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