Sweden / Apr 27, 1953 / 7
They're making a spook-tacle of themselves!
1h 48min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Marion | Ramon Cariso / Francisco Cariso |
| Jack Lambert | Zombie |
| Tony Barr | Trigger |
| Leonard Strong | Shorty |
| Henry Brandon | Pierre |
| Hugh Sanders | Cop on Pier |
| Bess Flowers | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Fred Aldrich | Dockworker (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Astor | Man with Spaghetti's Wife (uncredited) |
| Chester Clute | Man with Spaghetti on Head (uncredited) |
| Bing Crosby | Skeleton (uncredited) |
| Joe Gray | Longshoreman (uncredited) |
| Earl Holliman | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| Bob Hope | Skeleton (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Jane Novak | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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| Billy Daniel | Dancer |
| Percy Helton | Man in Hotel Hallway (uncredited) |
| Tom Coleman | Man in Hotel Hallway (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Lyle Latell | Ship Captain (uncredited) |
| Manuel París | Cuban Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Dick Winslow | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Ernö Verebes | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Man in Hotel Hallway (uncredited) |
| Ric Roman | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Ridgway | Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Waclaw Rekwart | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Tom Powers | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Danny Arnold | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Frank Branda | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Dundee | Ship Steward/Porter (uncredited) |
| Charles Evans | Man Next to Spaghetti Customer (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Passerby (uncredited) |
| Charles Flynn | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Jesslyn Fax | Woman in Hotel Hallway (uncredited) |
| Frank Fontaine | Drunk on Pier (uncredited) |
| Herb Golden | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Richard Karlan | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Nolan Leary | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Jack Low | Sam - Trunk Mover (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Maitre d' |
| Thomas Martin | Waiter (uncredited) |
| David O. McCall | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Nightclub Patron |
| Belle Mitchell | Zombie's Mother (uncredited) |
| Robin Morse | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Murray Pollack | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| José Portugal | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
Genres
MusicComedyHorror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Scared Stiff |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures, Wallis-Hazen Inc. |
| Release date | 27 aprile 1953 |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis |
| Writer | Herbert Baker, Walter DeLeon, Charles W. Goddard, Paul Dickey |
| Editing | Warren Low |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Assistant directors | Charles C. Coleman, George Marshall |
| Camera operators | Ernest Laszlo |
| Additional photography | Ernest Laszlo |
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| Production design | Sam Comer, Hal Pereira, Franz Bachelin, Ross Dowd |
| Art direction | Hal Pereira, Franz Bachelin, Sam Comer, Ross Dowd |
| Set decoration | Sam Comer, Ross Dowd, Hal Pereira, Franz Bachelin |
| Special effects | Paul K. Lerpae, Gordon Jennings |
| Music | Leith Stevens, Hugo Grenzbach, Walter Oberst, Joseph J. Lilley |
| Sound | Leith Stevens, Hugo Grenzbach, Walter Oberst, Joseph J. Lilley |
| Costume design | Edith Head, Wally Westmore |
| Makeup | Wally Westmore, Edith Head |
| Hairstyling | Wally Westmore, Edith Head |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Apr 27, 1953 / NR
France / Nov 13, 1953 / U
Austria / Dec 01, 1953 / 12
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