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The Spiral Staircase

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The Spiral Staircase
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NR,1hr 23min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Release:
1946
Director:
Robert Siodmak
Distributor:
Anchor Bay
Starring:
Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore  ...more
Synopsis: The wonderfully suspenseful psychological drama Spiral Staircase is the prototype of the "old dark house, lady in distress" thriller, full of dark corners, flickering candles and featuring a mysterious, menacing killer whose true identity remains hidden until the end. Helen Capel (Dorothy McGuire), mute because of a childhood trauma, cares for the owner of the house, the wealthy Mrs. Warren (Ethel Barrymore), a demanding, widowed invalid. Helen has quietly fallen in love with one of Mrs. Warren's ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Adapted from an Ethel Lina White novel, Robert Siodmak's The Spiral Staircase (1946) is an effectively chilling Gothic film noir with an ominous, expressionistic atmosphere. With its questionable group of residents and servants, headed by Ethel Barrymore's crusty matriarch, the Warren household is already as twisted as the title stairs even before they suspect that a murderer is in the house. Enhancing ... Full Review
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Dorothy McGuire
Helen Capel
George Brent
Prof. Warren
Ethel Barrymore
Mrs. Warren
Kent Smith
Dr. Parry
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Nicollette Sheridan (Edie Britt) Nicollette Sheridan, born in England and raised in London and Los...
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