The Climax
1944
The screen's classic of suspense!
Directed by George Waggner
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Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.
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- Director
- George Waggner
- Written by
- Curt Siodmak, Lynn Starling
- Produced by
- George Waggner
- Composer
- Edward Ward
- Cinematographers
- Hal Mohr, W. Howard Greene
- Editor
- Russell F. Schoengarth
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Language
- English
- TMDB
- 5.5/10 (38 votes)
- IMDb
- 5.4/10 (1,056 votes)
Cast
Boris Karloff
Dr. Friedrich Hohner
Susanna Foster
Angela Klatt
Turhan Bey
Franz Munzer
Gale Sondergaard
Luise
Thomas Gomez
Count Seebruck
June Vincent
Marcellina
George Dolenz
Amato Roselli
Ludwig Stössel
Carl Baumann
Jane Farrar
Jarmila Vadek
Ernö Verebes
Brunn
Lotte Stein
Mama Hinzl
Scotty Beckett
The King
William Edmunds
Leon, Theatre Concierge
Maxwell Hayes
Count Romburg
Dorothy Lawrence
Miss Metzger
Bella Lewitzky
Dancer (Uncredited)
Jack Richardson
Musical Conductor (Uncredited)
Polly Bailey
Cleaning Woman (Uncredited)
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