Scared Stiff (1953 film)

Scared Stiff is a 1953 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. One of themovies made by the Martin and Lewis team, it was released on April 27, 1953 by Paramount Pictures.

Mary Carroll Lizabeth Scott inherits her familys ancestral home, located on a small island off Cuba, and, despite warnings and death threats, decides to sail to Havana and take possession of the reputedly haunted castle. She is joined by nightclub entertainer Larry Todd Martin who, believing he has killed a mobster, flees New York with a friend, Myron Lewis. Once on the island the three enter the eerie castle and, after viewing the ghost of one of Marys ancestors and fighting off a menacing zombie, find the key to the castles treasure.The teams ninth picture, Scared Stiff is a remake of Paramounts previous effort, The Ghost Breakers, a 1940 scare comedy starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard, also directed by George Marshall. The property has proven successful for Paramount in decades past and theyve also filmed two versions in the silent era The Ghost Breaker 1914 directed by Cecil DeMille and The Ghost Breaker 1922 starring Wallace Reid. ........

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