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Scared Stiff: Directed by Frank McDonald. With Jack Haley, Ann Savage, Barton MacLane, Veda Ann Borg. The jumpy chess editor at a newspaper accidentally gets involved in some murders at a sleazy tavern run by a pair of bizarre brothers.
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- Mystery, Comedy
- Frank McDonald
- 1945-06-22
Scared Stiff (also known as Treasure of Fear (American television title) and You'll Be The Death Of Me Yet) is a 1945 American comedic murder mystery directed by Frank McDonald for Pine-Thomas Productions and released by Paramount Pictures.
A crime comedy about a chess-deck and chessmen, rather modest as script and performance, TREASURE OF FEAR, with Jack Haley and Ann Savage, directed by Frank McDonald, has too many small ideas to assemble them into a story.
A rather dimwitted reporter (Jack Haley) gets involved with a murder, some criminals and some stolen treasure. SCARED STIFF is one of those low-budget movies that was made quickly and for cheap and it's doubtful too many people saw it on its original release.
- Frank Mcdonald
- Paramount Pictures, Pine-Thomas Productions
Feb 13, 2024 · In 1955, Scared Stiff was included in a television package of 30 films, but the name was changed to Treasure of Fear to avoid confusion with the popular (and better) Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis movie Scared Stiff.
Treasure of Fear. A meek reporter (Jack Haley) happens upon murder, an escaped gangster (Barton MacLane) and a stolen jade chess set. Content collapsed. Rent Treasure of Fear on Prime...
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Critics reviews. Jack Haley (The Wizard of Oz’s Tin Man) stars as hapless reporter Larry Elliot, who’s sent to cover a local wine festival. When a man on the bus he’s riding is murdered, Larry lucks into the story of his career — but also finds himself a suspect!
