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Scared to Death (Accent on Horror) (The Autopsy) (1947)

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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

Unrated, 1 hr. 10 min.

Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

W.J. Abbott

Apr 5, 2005

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All Critics (5) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1)

A pale affair, made tolerable by Bela Lugosi's droll one-liners.

November 11, 2011 Full Review Source: Film Threat | Comment
Film Threat

Turns out to be more comic than gothic.

January 2, 2008 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Fascinating bad movie. So bad it's surreal. Bad movies don't get like this by accident!

August 7, 2002 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Pre-Sunset Blvd., a dead woman tells the tale of her death, which is an interesting tale when it's not being interrupted by cutting back to the dead woman's face for no reason.

September 5, 2010
ajv2688

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Narrated by a dead woman (pre Sunset Blvd.) and featuring Bela Lugosi hanging out with a midget. Also happens to be Lugosi's only color film.

February 1, 2012

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