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Scared to Death

Scared to Death

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Scared to Death

"A thrilling mystery of a supernatural killer!"

1947

1h 8m

4.3(33 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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10 featured cast members

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Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Prof Leonide

George Zucco

George Zucco

Dr. Josef Van Ee

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Bill 'Bull' Raymond

Molly Lamont

Molly Lamont

Laura Van Ee

Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

Jane Cornell

Gladys Blake

Gladys Blake

Lilly Beth

Roland Varno

Roland Varno

Ward Van Ee

Angelo Rossitto

Angelo Rossitto

Indigo

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Terry Lee

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Pathologist

Creative team

Directed by: Christy Cabanne
Written by: Walter Abbott
Produced by: William B. David

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