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The Spiral Staircase
1946
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Released:
February 6, 1946
tMDB Rating:
7.044
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241 Votes
Director:
Robert Siodmak
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The Spiral Staircase
1946
Conflicts that freeze your emotions! Suspense that takes your breath!
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
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The Spiral Staircase
Cast
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Dorothy McGuire
as
Helen
George Brent
as
Professor Warren
Ethel Barrymore
as
Mrs. Warren
Kent Smith
as
Dr. Parry
Rhonda Fleming
as
Blanche
Gordon Oliver
as
Steve Warren
Elsa Lanchester
as
Mrs. Oates
Sara Allgood
as
Nurse Barker
Rhys Williams
as
Mr. Oates
James Bell
as
Constable
Erville Alderson
as
Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
as
Neighbour (uncredited)
The Spiral Staircase
Crew
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Robert Siodmak
Director
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
Dore Schary
Producer
Harry Gerstad
Editor
Harry Marker
Editor
Ethel Lina White
Novel
Mel Dinelli
Screenplay
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Jack Okey
Art Direction
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Harry Scott
Assistant Director
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Movie Stats
Original Title
The Spiral Staircase
Runtime
83 min
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$750,000
Revenue
$2,800,000
Popularity
9.215
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
(United States)
Dore Schary Productions
Vanguard Films
(United States)
Also known as
No Silêncio das Trevas
(Alternative Title)
Deux mains dans la nuit
(French Title)
Silence of Helen McCord
(Working Title)
Some Must Watch
(Working Title)
Die Wendeltreppe
La escalera de caracol
(Castilian Spanish)
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Release Dates (US)
February 6, 1946
New York City, New York
(Theatrical)
February 7, 1946
Theatrical
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Keywords (26)
based on novel or book
staircase
childhood trauma
violence against women
half-brother
stepson
mute
serial killer
killer
old dark house
gothic
spiral staircase
speech impediment
bedridden
stormy night
pair of evil eyes
physical disability
proto-slasher
speech impaired
spree killer
mute servant
traumatized woman
imperfection
horror noir
lost voice
target the handicapped
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