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

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Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 5
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Release Date: Feb 1, 1947 Wide

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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

Directed By: Christy Cabanne

Written By: W.J. Abbott

In Theaters: Feb 1, 1947 Wide

On DVD: Apr 5, 2005

Cast

Bela Lugosi
Leonide
Douglas Fowley
Terry Lee
Joyce Compton
Jane Cornell
George Zucco
Dr. Joseph Van Ee
Nat Pendleton
Bill "Bull" Raymond
Roland Varno
Ward Van Ee
Molly Lamont
Laura Van Ee
Angelo Rossitto
Indigo
Gladys Blake
Lilybeth
Lee Bennett Sobel
Rene
Stanley Andrews
Autopsy Surgeon

Critic Reviews for Scared to Death (Accent on Horror) (The Autopsy)

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

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Phil Hall

Film Threat

Turns out to be more comic than gothic.

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

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Dennis Schwartz

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

Ken Hanke

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