Scared Stiff

1953Movie⏱️ 1h 48mApproved

ComedyHorrorMusicalMysteryRomance

⭐ 6.4

IMDB Rating

2,387 votes

Fleeing a murder charge, a busboy and a nightclub singer wind up on a spooky Caribbean island inherited by a young woman.

Director

George Marshall

Writers

Herbert Baker, Walter DeLeon, Ed Simmons

Stars

Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Lizabeth Scott

Release Date

April 27, 1953

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

📋 2.7K

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🎭 Top Cast

Dean Martin

as Larry Todd

Jerry Lewis

as Myron Mertz

Lizabeth Scott

as Mary Carroll

Carmen Miranda

as Carmelita Castinha

George Dolenz

as Mr. Cortega

Dorothy Malone

as Rosie

William Ching

as Tony Warren

Paul Marion

as Ramon Cariso

Jack Lambert

as Zombie

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Tony Barr

as Trigger

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Wallis-Hazen

🏷️ Keywords

singingsongremake by original directorturned into a zombiedead son

🎯 Categories

ComedyHorrorMusicalMysteryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Dean And Jerry Go To Havana With Carmen Miranda

by bkoganbing • 2008-04-10

6/10

"Paramount once again rehashes another of their old hits for Martin and Lewis in Scared Stiff. In one respect Scared Stiff is an improvement over The Ghostbreakers that starred Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard back in the day. At least in this one Willie Best is not playing a horrible racial stereotype. Other than that and to accommodate Best's role for Jerry Lewis and Hope's role for Dean Martin, it's not too much different from The Ghostbreakers. I have no doubt that producer Hal Wallis dug some of the old Paramount sets for the original out of mothballs for this one. The castle ..."