Stage fright

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows stage fright

poster Maniac
Maniac
51mn - Horror
An ex-vaudeville actor is working as the assistant to a doctor who has Frankenstein aspirations. The ex-vaudeville actor kills the doctor and decides to assume the identity of the dead physician.
poster Disorder in the Court
Disorder in the Court
(4/5)
17mn - Comedy
The Stooges are key witnesses at a murder trial. Their friend Gail Tempest, who dances at the Black Bottom cafe where the Stooges are musicians, is accused of killing Kirk Robin.
poster Eugénie, Stand Up Straight!
Eugénie, Stand Up Straight!
4mn - Comedy
Poor Eugénie! She's humpbacked and everyone wants to straighten her out, but when success finally comes, she's too tall not to cause disasters. To solve the problem, the help of a sword swallower is urgen…
poster An Artist's Dream
An Artist's Dream
1mn - Comedy, Fantasy
The scene opens in the interior of an artist's studio. Mephisto appears mysteriously and signals the pictures to come to life. They step down from the frames and walk forward, admiring their costumes. Mep…
poster The Magician's Cavern
The Magician's Cavern
3mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.
poster Haunted Spooks
Haunted Spooks
(3.3/5)
25mn - Comedy
After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in order to secure an inheritance for his client (Davis). The inher…
poster Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind
(2.7/5)
88mn - Horror, Thriller, Drama
A governess, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted and the children are under an evil influence.
poster A Mesmerian Experiment
A Mesmerian Experiment
3mn - Fantasy
A magician creates a troupe of dancers out of thin air.
poster The Ballet Master's Dream
The Ballet Master's Dream
2mn - Comedy, Fantasy
It's late in the evening, and the ballet master's bed has been prepared for him. But he cannot take his mind off of his work, and instead of going to sleep he paces the floor and tries out dance steps. Fi…
poster A Funny Shave
A Funny Shave
2mn - Comedy
A man is trying to shave, but grotesque faces keep appearing in his mirror.
poster Bride of the Monster
Bride of the Monster
69mn - Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr. Eric Vornoff, with the help of his mute assistant Lobo, captures twelve men for a grisly experiment; His goal to turn them into supermen using atomic energy. Reporter Janet Lawton, fiancée of the loca…
poster Drama at the Puppets' House
Drama at the Puppets' House
4mn - Comedy, Animation, Crime
For a short comedy of rare merit this subject is unexcelled. A chalk line series of grotesque caricatures enacted in the land of puppets. A fickle maiden gets herself into numerous embarrassing complicati…
poster The Wonderful Living Fan
The Wonderful Living Fan
(2.8/5)
3mn - Fantasy
As a conjurer awaits an audience, a procession announces the arrival of a royal representative, carried in a sedan chair, to see him. The conjurer then has a large box brought in. It is opened, revealing …
poster Six Feet
Six Feet
0mn - Mystery, Drama, Thriller
A lone motel front desk attendant battles his anxiety disorder and cleaning obsessions while serving quarantined guests during a deadly global pandemic, as contamination fears escalate into psychological …
poster The Red Spectre
The Red Spectre
(3.3/5)
8mn - Fantasy
A demonic magician attempts to perform his act in a strange grotto, but is confronted by a Good Spirit who opposes him.
poster Is Spiritualism a Fraud?: The Medium Exposed
Is Spiritualism a Fraud?: The Medium Exposed
7mn - Comedy
Men expose a fake medium's tricks and take revenge.
poster Why That Actor Was Late
Why That Actor Was Late
5mn - Comedy
An actor tries to get to a show on time. Many mishaps along the way.
poster Assignment Terror
Assignment Terror
87mn - Horror, Sci-Fi
Desperate aliens from a dying world attempt to conquer Earth by reviving humanity's greatest fears - Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, the Mummy, and a werewolf - but their monstrous army may prove impossi…
poster Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride
Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride
2mn - Comedy
A tramp gets involved in mischief on a train.
poster A Spiritualist Photographer
A Spiritualist Photographer
(2.8/5)
2mn - Fantasy
A magician transforms a woman into a portrait of herself, then restores her to life.
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