Die Wendeltreppe (1946)
Ein Serienkiller geht um in einer amerikanischen Kleinstadt irgendwann in den 1910ern. Seine Opfer sind seltsamerweise immer nur behinderte Frauen. Das macht die stumme Helen, die ihre Sprechfähigkeit nach einem schrecklichen Ereignis eingebüßt hat, natürlich zu einem potentiellen Opfer. Sie arbeitet für die bettlägerige Mrs. Warren in einem weitläufigen Anwesen, wo die alte Dame mit ihren beiden Söhnen, einem Professor und einem dubiosen Windhund residiert. Als im Haus ein Mord passiert, spitzt sich die Lage zu und ihr Arzt will sie in Sicherheit bringen. Doch in einer Gewitternacht scheint schon alles zu spät....
Der Regisseur:
Robert Siodmak
Der Autor:
Mel Dinelli
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Dorothy McGuire as Helen |
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George Brent as Professor Warren |
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Ethel Barrymore as Mrs. Warren |
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Kent Smith as Dr. Parry |
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Rhonda Fleming as Blanche |
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Gordon Oliver as Steve Warren |
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Elsa Lanchester as Mrs. Oates |
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Sara Allgood as Nurse Barker |
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Rhys Williams as Mr. Oates |
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James Bell as Constable |
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Erville Alderson as Dr. Harvey (uncredited) |
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Ellen Corby as Neighbour (uncredited) |
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Myrna Dell as Murder Victim (uncredited) |
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George Holmes as The Killer's 'Shadow' (uncredited) |
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Stanley Price as Starry-eyed Man (uncredited) |
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Robert Siodmak as The Killer's 'Eye' (uncredited) |
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Richard Tyler as Freddy (uncredited) |
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Charles Wagenheim as Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
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Larry Wheat as Minister (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robert Siodmak | Director |
| Camera | Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Production | Dore Schary | Producer |
| Editing | Harry Gerstad | Editor |
| Editing | Harry Marker | Editor |
| Writing | Ethel Lina White | Novel |
| Writing | Mel Dinelli | Screenplay |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Art | Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Harry Scott | Assistant Director |
| Sound | John L. Cass | Sound |
| Sound | Terry Kellum | Sound |
| Crew | Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Chris Crowell | Digital Compositor |
| Crew | Gordon Carveth | Stunts |
| Sound | C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Sound | Samuel Hoffman | Musician |
| Production | Edgar Peterson | Production Assistant |
| Production | Fred Fleck | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edward Stevenson | Costume Design |
