8.0
“A thrilling mystery of a supernatural killer!”
Scared to Death (1947)
February 1, 19471h 8mEN
4.1
31 votes
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.
Director
Christy CabanneWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Free
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Golden Gate Pictures
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4.0It's only an hour long, but this still manages to involve a couple of the worst performances I've seen in a long, long time. Bela Lugosi and George Zucco - who can normally be relied upon to deliver well enough in these short horror/thriller features are just not on form together at all here. The dialogue is unsure in what genre the film wants to sit - a suspenseful thriller with the odd bit of comedy, or a comedic thriller with the odd, well, thrill. It appears to, reluctantly, settle for the latter but by then the somewhat irrelevant story of a murdered woman who relates the events leading u…
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