Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff (1953)

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Scared Stiff is the 1953 remake of the 1940 Bob Hope-Paulette Goddard vehicle The Ghost Breakers, reupholstered for the talents of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. While Martin handles the straight plot scenes, just as Hope did in the earlier film, the Hope-like wisecracks are fairly evenly divided… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 48 min.
Directed By
George Marshall, Norman Taurog
Written By
Herbert Baker, Walter DeLeon, Ed Simmons, Norman Lear
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy
On DVD
Oct 25, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

    Martin and Lewis fans, rejoice!

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Good Martin and Lewis vehicle enlivened by Carmen Miranda. A reworking of the same director's The Ghost Breakers.

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