Mystery ·Thriller ·Horror · United States of America · 1933 · 1h 6m

Secret of the Blue Room

Secret of the Blue Room poster
Director
Kurt Neumann
Cast
Lionel Atwill as Robert von Helldorf Gloria Stuart as Irene von Helldorf Paul Lukas as Captain Walter Brink Edward Arnold as Commissioner Forster Onslow Stevens as Frank Faber William Janney as Thomas Brandt
Crew
Charles J. Stumar — Director of Photography Philip Cahn — Editor Heinz Letton — Original Music Composer William Hurlbut — Screenplay Carl Laemmle Jr. — Producer Henry Henigson — Producer
Tagline

Shocks! Shivers! Sensation! Surprises! Creeping shadows, clutching hands, a blue death-chamber and a houseful of bewildered men defying the supernatural for the sake of a beautiful girl!...

Synopsis

According to a legend, the mansion's "blue room" is cursed -- everyone who has ever spent the night in that room has met with an untimely end. The three suitors of the heroine wager that each can survive a night in the forbidding blue room.

Mood & Themes
murderwhodunitpre-codesecret passagewaymystery
Key Collaborators
Kurt Neumann Director Charles J. Stumar Director of Photography Philip Cahn Editor Heinz Letton Original Music Composer William Hurlbut Screenplay Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer Henry Henigson Producer Vera West Costume Design
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