Scared to Death (1947)
Director- Christy Cabanne
Starring- Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, Molly Lamont
A dead woman in a morgue narrates the tale of how she came to be dead. It starts with her being very unhappily married and paranoid about her husband and father-in-law trying to kill her. Other characters are introduced, like a disgraced cop trying to regain a little glory despite the fact that he's a vapid oaf, and a mysterious doctor who has a strong dislike for the press.
It's an interesting concept for a story, but it unfortunately delivers little. Every character is trying to have a personality all at once, while none actually succeed. Lugosi is surprisingly lame and comes across more like a mysterious drama instructor than a mysterious doctor. I recognized Angelo Rossitto from Freaks, but he did nothing special here, as well.
Overall, there was no creepy aspect in this movie--not even the blue/green mask inthe window. And Bela Lugosi doesn't work well in color. Thank goodness the movie was short.
Rating: 1/5 Boned
addies.
Director- Christy Cabanne
Starring- Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, Molly Lamont
A dead woman in a morgue narrates the tale of how she came to be dead. It starts with her being very unhappily married and paranoid about her husband and father-in-law trying to kill her. Other characters are introduced, like a disgraced cop trying to regain a little glory despite the fact that he's a vapid oaf, and a mysterious doctor who has a strong dislike for the press.
It's an interesting concept for a story, but it unfortunately delivers little. Every character is trying to have a personality all at once, while none actually succeed. Lugosi is surprisingly lame and comes across more like a mysterious drama instructor than a mysterious doctor. I recognized Angelo Rossitto from Freaks, but he did nothing special here, as well.
Overall, there was no creepy aspect in this movie--not even the blue/green mask inthe window. And Bela Lugosi doesn't work well in color. Thank goodness the movie was short.
Rating: 1/5 Boned
addies.
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