Scared Stiff (1953)
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- Approved
- 1h 48min
- Comedy, Horror
- 27 Apr 1953 (USA)
- Movie
Fleeing a murder charge, a busboy and a nightclub singer wind up on a spooky Caribbean island inherited by a young woman.
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Cast verified as complete
| Dean Martin | ... |
Larry Todd
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| Jerry Lewis | ... |
Myron Mertz
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| Lizabeth Scott | ... |
Mary Carroll
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| Carmen Miranda | ... |
Carmelita Castinha
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| George Dolenz | ... |
Mr. Cortega
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| Dorothy Malone | ... |
Rosie
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| William Ching | ... |
Tony Warren
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Paul Marion | ... |
Ramon Cariso / Francisco Cariso
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| Jack Lambert | ... |
Zombie
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Tony Barr | ... |
Trigger
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| Leonard Strong | ... |
Shorty
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| Henry Brandon | ... |
Pierre
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| Hugh Sanders | ... |
Cop on Pier
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| Fred Aldrich | ... |
Dockworker (uncredited)
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Danny Arnold | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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| Gertrude Astor | ... |
Wife of Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited)
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Frank Branda | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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| Chester Clute | ... |
Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited)
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Tom Coleman | ... |
Man in Hotel Hallway (uncredited)
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| Bing Crosby | ... |
Skeleton (uncredited)
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Billy Daniel | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Jimmie Dundee | ... |
Ship Steward / Porter (uncredited)
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| Charles Evans | ... |
Man Next to Spaghetti Customer (uncredited)
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| Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Passerby (uncredited)
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| Jesslyn Fax | ... |
Woman in Hotel Hallway (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Charles Flynn | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Frank Fontaine | ... |
Drunk on Pier (uncredited)
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Herb Golden | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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| Herschel Graham | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Joe Gray | ... |
Longshoreman (uncredited)
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| Sam Harris | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Percy Helton | ... |
Man in Hotel Hallway (uncredited)
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| Earl Holliman | ... |
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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| Bob Hope | ... |
Skeleton (uncredited)
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| Richard Karlan | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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| Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Lyle Latell | ... |
Ship Captain (uncredited)
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| Nolan Leary | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Jack Low | ... |
Sam - Trunk Mover (uncredited)
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| Wilbur Mack | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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| Alphonse Martell | ... |
Maitre d' (uncredited)
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Thomas Martin | ... |
Waiter in Ship's Lounge (uncredited)
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David O. McCall | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Frank McLure | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Belle Mitchell | ... |
Zombie's Mother (uncredited)
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Robin Morse | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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| Jane Novak | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Manuel París | ... |
Cuban Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Murray Pollack | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Jose Portugal | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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| Tom Powers | ... |
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Waclaw Rekwart | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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| Ric Roman | ... |
Gangster (uncredited)
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| Cosmo Sardo | ... |
Man in Hotel Hallway (uncredited)
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| Ernö Verebes | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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| Dick Winslow | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Directed by
| George Marshall | ||
Written by
| Herbert Baker | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Walter DeLeon | ... | (screenplay) |
| Ed Simmons | ... | (additional dialogue) and |
| Norman Lear | ... | (additional dialogue) |
| Paul Dickey | ... | (based on a play by) and |
| Charles W. Goddard | ... | (based on a play by) |
Produced by
| Joseph H. Hazen | ... | executive producer |
| Hal B. Wallis | ... | producer |
Music by
| Leith Stevens | ||
Cinematography by
| Ernest Laszlo | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Warren Low | ||
Art Direction by
| Franz Bachelin | ||
| Hal Pereira | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sam Comer | ||
| Ross Dowd | ||
Costume Design by
| Edith Head | ||
Makeup Department
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles C. Coleman | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Hugo Grenzbach | ... | sound recordist |
| Walter Oberst | ... | sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
| Gordon Jennings | ... | special photographic effects |
| Paul K. Lerpae | ... | special photographic effects (as Paul Lerpae) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Joseph J. Lilley | ... | musical director |
| Lucien Cailliet | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Gil Grau | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Joseph J. Lilley | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Van Cleave | ... | composer: title music (uncredited) |
| Victor Young | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Billy Daniel | ... | choreographer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1953) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1953) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1953) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Mexico (1953) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1953) (France) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1953) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1954) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1953) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1953) (Finland) (theatrical)
- AFEX (1953) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Film (1954) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Paramount Filmes (1954) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD) (Included in "Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection: Volume One")
- Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- WME Home Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Nightclub singer Larry Todd breaks off his romance with a beautiful showgirl when he realizes that she's the girlfriend of a murderously jealous gangster. While on the run, Larry mistakenly believes he killed one of the mobsters, and heiress Mary Carroll helps him escape the police by smuggling him and his partner Myron to Cuba. Mary has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island and, ignoring ominous warnings and threats, decides to take possession. While there, the trio hunts for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer. Written by duke1029 |
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| Taglines | They're funnier than ever on the GIANT PANORAMIC SCREEN With Stereophonic Sound See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The previous year Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had made an uncredited gag appearance in Bing Crosby and Bob Hope's Road to Bali (1952). Hope and Crosby returned the favor with cameos in this film. See more » |
| Goofs | At the club Mary receives a note from Larry that he can't make the date, she writes on (what looks like a show bill) three words (two on top line one on bottom) quickly scrawled but when we see a close up its written very clearly it reads: "Forgive me for running away-" See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Gay, Gay Hollywood (1980). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine See more » |
| Quotes |
Larry Todd:
Look, I'll save you a lot of time: I'm a ghostbuster. Mr. Cortega: A what? Larry Todd: Why you've heard of trustbusters, and bronco busters, and gangbusters? Well I'm a ghostbuster. So watch it, Buster. See more » |