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Set over the course of one evening, the film follows a mute young woman in an early-20th century Vermont town who is stalked and terrorized in a rural mansion by a serial killer targeting women with disabilities. Gordon Oliver, Rhonda Fleming, and Elsa Lanchester appear in supporting roles.
The Spiral Staircase: Directed by Robert Siodmak. With Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore, Kent Smith. In 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions"; one night during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced.
- (11K)
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Robert Siodmak
- 1946-02-07
May 7, 2021 · The Spiral Staircase Is A 1946 American Psychological Horror Film.Directed By Robert Siodmak And Starring Dorothy Mcguire, George Brent, And Ethel Barrymore....
- 84 min
- 125.1K
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The Spiral Staircase. A young mute woman who is working in a New England mansion as a domestic is terrorized by a maniac who is killing off people with...
- (22)
- Dorothy Mcguire
- Robert Siodmak
- Mystery & Thriller
Just as the film ends, a crash is heard in the room upstairs, and when the projectionist runs up the stairs to investigate, he discovers the body of a lame girl strangled to death. The girl is the latest victim in a series of murders whose victims are all women suffering from physical imperfections.
- Robert Siodmak, Harry Scott
- Dorothy Mcguire
In the hands of master Robert Siodmak, this formula adds a noir ethos and expressionist aesthetic to create one of the most entertaining period thrillers in the noir cycle: The Spiral Staircase.
When reckless Steven Warren arrives from Europe, he stays in the mansion with his mother and his stepbrother, Professor Albert Warren, and has a brief affair with Albert's assistant Blanche. When a crippled woman is killed in the town, Mrs. Warren advises Helen to leave the house immediately since she is in danger.
