Completed several years before its 1947 release, Scared to Death is historically important as Bela Lugosi's only color film (outside of his brief unbilled appearance in 1931's Fifty Million Frenchmen, which today exists only in black & white). Other than that, it's a dreary story of how a beautiful but treacherous young woman (Molly Lamont) literally dies of fright. Anticipating Sunset Boulevard by at least five years, the film is narrated by the deceased "heroine", meaning that suspense and surprise are hardly ...
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Completed several years before its 1947 release, Scared to Death is historically important as Bela Lugosi's only color film (outside of his brief unbilled appearance in 1931's Fifty Million Frenchmen, which today exists only in black & white). Other than that, it's a dreary story of how a beautiful but treacherous young woman (Molly Lamont) literally dies of fright. Anticipating Sunset Boulevard by at least five years, the film is narrated by the deceased "heroine", meaning that suspense and surprise are hardly considerations here. It's a toss-up as to who's funnier: the film's official comedy relief, dumb detective Nat Pendleton and dumber blonde Joyce Compton, or the "odd couple" team of the caped-and-cloaked Bela Lugosi and his dress-alike dwarf companion Angelo Rossitto. For the record, Lugosi plays a sinister hypnotist named Leonide, yet another of his myriad of "red herring" roles in the 1940s. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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George Zucco, Roland Varno, Angelo Rossitto, Nat Pendleton, Bela Lugosi, Molly Lamont, Joyce Compton, Gladys Blake, Lee... New. 1947 Run time: 65. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, Molly Lamont. New. 1947 Run time: 65. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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Nat Pendleton, Molly Lamont, George Zucco, Bela Lugosi. New. 1947 Run time: 67. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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Roland Varno, George Zucco, Nat Pendleton, Molly Lamont, Joyce Compton, Gladys Blake, Douglas Fowley, Stanley Andrews, Angelo... New. 1947 Run time: 68. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.