On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer. | ||
Title | : | The Spiral Staircase |
Release Date | : | 1946-01-26 |
Runtime | : | |
Production Countries | : | United States of America, |
Production Co. | : | RKO Radio Pictures Dore Schary Productions Vanguard Films |
Genres | : | Mystery, Thriller, Horror, |
Casts | : | Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore, Kent Smith, Rhonda Fleming, Gordon Oliver, Elsa Lanchester, Sara Allgood, Rhys Williams, James Bell, Erville Alderson, Ellen Corby, Myrna Dell, George Holmes, Stanley Price, Robert Siodmak, Richard Tyler, Charles Wagenheim, Larry Wheat, |
Plot Keywords | : | 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, |
Alternative Titles | : | No Silêncio das Trevas Deux mains dans la nuit Silence of Helen McCord Some Must Watch Die Wendeltreppe La escalera de caracol |