The Spiral Staircase
- Mystery
- Thriller
- Horror
1/26/1946
83
NR
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.
- Director:
- Writer:
- Revenue:
- $2,800,000
- Budget:
- $750,000
- 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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Cast
Dorothy McGuireHelen
George BrentProfessor Warren- Ethel BarrymoreMrs. Warren
- Kent SmithDr. Parry
- Rhonda FlemingBlanche
- Gordon OliverSteve Warren
- Elsa LanchesterMrs. Oates
- Sara AllgoodNurse Barker
- Rhys WilliamsMr. Oates
- James BellConstable
- Erville AldersonDr. Harvey (uncredited)
- Ellen CorbyNeighbour (uncredited)
- Myrna DellMurder Victim (uncredited)
- George HolmesThe Killer's 'Shadow' (uncredited)
- Stanley PriceStarry-eyed Man (uncredited)
- Robert SiodmakThe Killer's 'Eye' (uncredited)