Mystery ·Thriller ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1947 · 1h 39m

Secret Beyond the Door

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Director
Fritz Lang
Cast
Joan Bennett as Celia Lamphere Michael Redgrave as Mark Lamphere Anne Revere as Caroline Lamphere Barbara O'Neil as Miss Robey Natalie Schafer as Edith Potter Paul Cavanagh as Rick Barrett
Crew
Stanley Cortez — Director of Photography Arthur Hilton — Editor Miklós Rózsa — Original Music Composer Silvia Richards — Screenplay Rufus King — Story Fritz Lang — Producer
Tagline

Some Men Destroy What They Love Most!

Synopsis

After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.

Mood & Themes
new york cityjealousymexicopost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)love of one's lifesingle parentclerkarchitecthoneymoonfetishismpsychoanalysisroom
Key Collaborators
Fritz Lang Director Stanley Cortez Director of Photography Arthur Hilton Editor Miklós Rózsa Original Music Composer Silvia Richards Screenplay Rufus King Story Fritz Lang Producer Max Parker Production Design Travis Banton Costume Design
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