Does Scared to Death end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Scared to Death scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Scared to Death violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Scared to Death easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Scared to Death sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Scared to Death

Name: Scared to Death
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
Released: 1947
Duration: 68 min
Rating: 4.3
Cast: Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, Nat Pendleton, Molly Lamont, Joyce Compton

A thrilling mystery of a supernatural killer!

Directed by Christy Cabanne

Produced by Golden Gate Pictures

194768 min4.3 / 10

A mid-century horror-comedy mystery built on paranoia and theatrical strangeness, where a woman trapped in a sanatorium faces supernatural threats from a mysterious magician and his sinister dwarf companion.

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.

Clusters

Comedy Horror Movies Comedic Villains Cold War Creatures and Paranoia Absurdist Political Satire Witchcraft and Occult Movies

Genres

Horror Mystery Thriller Comedy

Keywords

Hypnotist

Questions people ask

Does Scared to Death end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Scared to Death scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Scared to Death violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.
Is Scared to Death easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Scared to Death sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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