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Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

Laughs...Chills...Howls...Thrills!

Genres

ComedyHorrorMystery

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A meek reporter happens upon a murder, an escaped gangster and a stolen jade chess set.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

4.5/10

Release Date

22 June 1945

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jack Haley

Jack Haley

Larry Elliot

Ann Savage

Ann Savage

Sally Warren

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

George 'Deacon' Markham

Veda Ann Borg

Veda Ann Borg

Flo Rosson

Roger Pryor

Roger Pryor

Richardson

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Mink

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Prof. Wisner

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Charles Waldeck / Preston Waldeck

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Sheriff

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur Aylesworth

Emerson Cooke

Eily Malyon

Eily Malyon

Mrs. Cooke

Buddy Swan

Buddy Swan

Oliver Waldeck

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Deputy with Rifle (Uncredited)

Dick Curtis

Dick Curtis

Bus Driver (Uncredited)

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Joshua Elliott (Uncredited)

Charles Williams

Charles Williams

Reporter (Uncredited)

Jack Deery

Jack Deery

Chess Match Spectator (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

Chess Match Spectator (uncredited)

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