Scared to Death

Feb 1, 1947

1h 8m

★ 4.1

A thrilling mystery of a supernatural killer!

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.

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Comedy

Production Companies

Golden Gate Pictures

Scared to Death Trailers

Cast

Prof Leonide

Bela Lugosi

Dr. Josef Van Ee

George Zucco

Bill 'Bull' Raymond

Nat Pendleton

Laura Van Ee

Molly Lamont

Jane Cornell

Joyce Compton

Lilly Beth

Gladys Blake

Ward Van Ee

Roland Varno

Indigo

Angelo Rossitto

Terry Lee

Douglas Fowley

Pathologist

Stanley Andrews

Rene the Killer

Lee Bennett

Autopsy Surgeon

Stanley Price

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