The Spiral Staircase
“Conflicts that freeze your emotions! Suspense that takes your breath!”
1946·1h 23m·en·NR
7.1
Overview
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
Where to Watch (US)
Details
- Director
- Robert Siodmak
- Written by
- Ethel Lina White, Mel Dinelli
- Produced by
- Dore Schary
- Composer
- Roy Webb
Released January 26, 1946·United States·$750,000 budget·$2,800,000 revenue
Cast
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
Erville Alderson
Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
Neighbour (uncredited)
Myrna Dell
Murder Victim (uncredited)
George Holmes
The Killer's 'Shadow' (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Starry-eyed Man (uncredited)
Robert Siodmak
The Killer's 'Eye' (uncredited)
Keywords
based on novel or bookstaircasechildhood traumaviolence against womenhalf-brotherstepsonmuteserial killerkillerold dark housegothicspiral staircasespeech impedimentbedriddenstormy nightpair of evil eyesphysical disabilityproto-slasherspeech impairedspree killermute servanttraumatized womanimperfectionhorror noirlost voicetarget the handicapped
Links
Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — HOME INVASION Pt 5: The Spiral Staircase (1946) & Dial M For Murder (1954)
