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The Strange Door ()

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Noble-born cad Denis (Stapley) has been tricked into a forced stay at the eerie manor of the Sire de Maletroit (Laughton), an evil madman who can't get over the death of his beloved, 20 years after she married his brother (Cavanagh)... See more »
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Sire Alain de Maletroit
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Voltan
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Blanche de Maletroit
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Denis de Beaulieu
William Cottrell ...
Corbeau
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Count Grassin
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Renville
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Edmond de Maletroit
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Talon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Bayless ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Servant (uncredited)
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Servant (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Monique Chantal ...
Barmaid (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ...
Townsman (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
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Clergyman (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Marion Gray ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Michael Hadlow ...
Flunkey (uncredited)
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Turec (uncredited)
Claudia Jordon ...
Singer (uncredited)
George Kirby ...
Cook (uncredited)
Stanley Mann ...
Servant (uncredited)
Keith McConnell ...
Courier (uncredited)
Russell Meeker ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jennings Miles ...
Coachman (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Moret (uncredited)
Albert Petit ...
Townsman (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Barmaid (uncredited)
Bruce Riley ...
Footman (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Hal Taggart ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Butcher (uncredited)

Directed by

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Joseph Pevney

Written by

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Jerry Sackheim ... (screenplay)
 
Robert Louis Stevenson ... (story "The Sire de Maletroit's Door")

Produced by

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Ted Richmond ... producer

Cinematography by

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Irving Glassberg ... director of photography

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Edward Curtiss

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Bernard Herzbrun
Eric Orbom
Nathan Juran ... (uncredited)

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Russell A. Gausman
Julia Heron

Costume Design by

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Rosemary Odell

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Joan St. Oegger ... hair stylist
Bud Westmore ... makeup artist

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Jesse Hibbs ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Robert Laszlo ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Glenn E. Anderson ... sound
Leslie I. Carey ... sound

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Joseph Gershenson ... musical director
Paul Dessau ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
William Lava ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Charles Previn ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Miklós Rózsa ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Frank Skinner ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Herman Stein ... music arranger: classical music (uncredited)
Edward Ward ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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Irvin Berwick ... dialogue director (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Noble-born cad Denis (Stapley) has been tricked into a forced stay at the eerie manor of the Sire de Maletroit (Laughton), an evil madman who can't get over the death of his beloved, 20 years after she married his brother (Cavanagh) instead, then passed away during childbirth. Maletroit is determined to have his revenge: the brother has been stowed away in the dungeon for two decades, while he's convinced his disreputable house guest will make a suitably hellish husband for his niece. As luck would have it, the young couple manage to fall in love, and with the help of manservant Voltan (Karloff), they try to make their escape, but not before a final confrontation with Maletroit in the dungeon's crushing deathtrap. Written by Stephen Cooke

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Taglines Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece of TERROR See more »
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Also Known As
  • Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Door (United States)
  • Le château de la terreur (France)
  • Hinter den Mauern des Grauens (Germany)
  • Загадочная дверь (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Levend ingemetseld (Belgium, Flemish title)
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  • 81 min
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Movie Connections Featured in Monsterama Sci-Fi Late Night Creature Feature Show Vol. 1 (1996). See more »
Soundtracks Minuet (3rd movement from String Quintette E major, G.275) See more »
Quotes Sire Alain de Maletroit: I am desolated, Edmund, I cannot invite you to the wedding supper, but I fear a man who has been dead for twenty years might cast a gloom upon the company.
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