Scared to Death

Scared to Death

Scared to Death

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Scared to Death

"A thrilling mystery of a supernatural killer!"

1947

1h 8m

4.1(32 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Comedy

Overview

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 cousin who formerly was a stage magician in Europe. He is accompanied by a threatening dwarf.

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13 members

Acting

Lugosi Béla

Prof Leonide

Lugosi Béla

Acting

George Zucco

Dr. Josef Van Ee

George Zucco

Acting

Nat Pendleton

Bill 'Bull' Raymond

Nat Pendleton

Acting

Molly Lamont

Laura Van Ee

Molly Lamont

Acting

Joyce Compton

Jane Cornell

Joyce Compton

Acting

Gladys Blake

Lilly Beth

Gladys Blake

Acting

Roland Varno

Ward Van Ee

Roland Varno

Acting

Angelo Rossitto

Indigo

Angelo Rossitto

Acting

Douglas Fowley

Terry Lee

Douglas Fowley

Acting

Stanley Andrews

Pathologist

Stanley Andrews

Acting

Lee Bennett

Rene the Killer

Lee Bennett

Acting

Stanley Price

Autopsy Surgeon

Stanley Price

Acting

Dorothy Christy

Mrs. Williams (uncredited)

Dorothy Christy

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