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Once Upon a Midnight Scary(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-10-21
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Time: 1h 0m
Frightfully good fun!
Overview:
"Once Upon a Midnight Scary" is a 1979 television program that aired as part of a CBS television anthology series. The program, hosted by noted actor Vincent Price, features scenes from three stories, including "The Ghost Belonged to Me" by Richard Peck, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving, and "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" by John Bellairs.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Asselin Productions
Movie: Once Upon a Midnight Scary
Top 10 Billed Cast
Vincent Price
Host
René Auberjonois
Ichabod Crane
Severn Darden
Jonathan Barnavelt
Pat Petersen
Tarby Corrigan
Jessica Pennington
Blossom Culp
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