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        The Spiral Staircase
        7
        (250 votes)

        The Spiral Staircase

        1946
        Mystery
        Thriller
        Horror
        1 hr 23 min

        Overview

        On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.

        Creators

        Director
        Robert Siodmak
        Novel
        Ethel Lina White
        Screenplay
        Mel Dinelli
        The Spiral Staircase

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Dorothy McGuire
        Dorothy McGuire
        Helen
        George Brent
        George Brent
        Professor Warren
        Ethel Barrymore
        Ethel Barrymore
        Mrs. Warren
        Kent Smith
        Kent Smith
        Dr. Parry
        Rhonda Fleming
        Rhonda Fleming
        Blanche
        Gordon Oliver
        Gordon Oliver
        Steve Warren
        Elsa Lanchester
        Elsa Lanchester
        Mrs. Oates
        Sara Allgood
        Sara Allgood
        Nurse Barker
        Rhys Williams
        Rhys Williams
        Mr. Oates
        James Bell
        James Bell
        Constable
        Erville Alderson
        Erville Alderson
        Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (06/02/1946)
        Original language
        English
        Budget
        $750,000
        Box office
        $2,800,000
        Country
        Production companies
        📖Based on novel / 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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