Horror ·Thriller · United States of America · 1951 · 1h 21m

The Strange Door

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Director
Joseph Pevney
Cast
Charles Laughton as Sire Alain de Maletroit Boris Karloff as Voltan Sally Forrest as Blanche de Maletroit Richard Wyler as Denis de Beaulieu William Cottrell as Corbeau Alan Napier as Count Grassin
Crew
Irving Glassberg — Director of Photography Edward Curtiss — Editor Jerry Sackheim — Screenplay Ted Richmond — Producer Rosemary Odell — Costume Design
Tagline

Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece of Terror !

Synopsis

The wicked Alain plots an elaborate revenge against his younger brother Edmund, leading to a deadly confrontation in his dungeon deathtrap.

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Mood & Themes
kidnappingsecret passagearranged marriagetorturegothic horrortrappeddungeonbased on short storywater wheel17th centurychateau
Key Collaborators
Joseph Pevney Director Irving Glassberg Director of Photography Edward Curtiss Editor Jerry Sackheim Screenplay Ted Richmond Producer Rosemary Odell Costume Design
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