

Scared to Death
1947-02-01 · 68 min · ★ 4.3
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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- Directors
- Christy Cabanne
- Production companies
- Golden Gate Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Bela LugosiProf Leonide
George ZuccoDr. Josef Van Ee
Nat PendletonBill 'Bull' Raymond
Molly LamontLaura Van Ee
Joyce ComptonJane Cornell
Gladys BlakeLilly Beth
Roland VarnoWard Van Ee
Angelo RossittoIndigo
Douglas FowleyTerry Lee
Stanley AndrewsPathologist
Lee BennettRene the Killer
Stanley PriceAutopsy Surgeon
Dorothy ChristyMrs. Williams (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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