The Spiral Staircase (1945)

The Spiral Staircase (1945) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1945 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert Siodmak

Written By:
Mel Dinelli
Ethel Lina White

Actors:
Dorothy McGuire ..... Helen
George Brent ..... Professor Warren
Ethel Barrymore ..... Mrs. Warren
Kent Smith ..... Dr. Parry
Rhonda Fleming ..... Blanche
Gordon Oliver ..... Steve Warren
Elsa Lanchester ..... Mrs. Oates
Sara Allgood ..... Nurse Barker
Rhys Williams ..... Mr. Oates
James Bell ..... Constable

Synopsis:

In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, a serial-killer is terrorizing a small town, killing women with imperfections. In the Warren manor, the mute servant Helen nurses Mrs. Warren who is terminal in bed. The newcomer Dr. Parry falls in love for Helen and has the intention to take her to specialists in Boston for treatment for recovering her voice and marry her. When the reckless Steve 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. When a murder occurs in the mansion, Helen does not know who is trustful to help her to call Dr. Parry to rescue her.

Beautiful young mute Helen is a domestic worker for old ailing Mrs. Warren. Mrs. Warren's two sons, Albert (a professor) and womanizing impudent Steven, also live in the Warren mansion. Mrs. Warren becomes concerned for Helen's safety when a rash of murders involving 'women with afflictions' hits the neighborhood. She implores her physician, Dr. Parry, to take Helen away for her own safety. When another murder occurs inside the Warren mansion, it becomes obvious that Helen is in danger.

A serial killer (circa 1916) is targeting women with 'afflictions'; one night during a thunderstorm, mute Helen feels menaced.

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