Treasure of Fear

Starring: Jack Haley, Ann Savage, Barton MacLane

Bumbling reporter Larry Elliot (Jack Haley) is trapped in a conspiracy of theft and murder, and held at the mercy of the most wanted criminal in the state. Elliot's routine article about a county fair is forgotten when he stumbles onto a battle for a priceless chess set. When a man is killed in pursuit of the treasure, the suspects are locked in their hotel rooms until the sheriff arrives. The inn's guests include a pestering child prodigy, an underhanded femme fatale, and the beautiful antique dealer that Elliot falls in love with. Everyone seems to have a motive to steal the jeweled chess pieces, but when the notorious killer Deacon Markham claims to be the rightful owner, the sheriff is certain he's found the murderer. Elliot doubts the sheriff's suspicions and a wild chase through the lodge's wine cellars and secret passageways unveils the real killer's identity.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 089218425492
• Release Date: November 2014
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Gotham (DBA Alpha)
• Director: Frank McDonald
• Starring: Jack Haley, Ann Savage, Barton MacLane
• Runtime: 1 hour, 5 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

The bishop hit me!

A waste of good plastic. “Scared Stiff” is also known as “Treasure of Fear” on the American television title, and “You'll Be the Death of Me Yet.” The Three Stooges could put this 1945 movie to shame. Jack Haley (The Wizard of Oz's Tin Man) is the boss's nephew; he is a reporter with no idea of what to report. He is sent on an assignment to Grape City; on the way to “Grape Center,” he sits next to someone who is dispatched while the bus is in a tunnel. Being detained as a suspect, he may lose his job if he does not get to Grape City on time. Meanwhile, the movie has the feel of “The Cat and the Canary,” and it would have been great if they left the Jack Haley character out.