The Spiral Staircase
by Robert Siodmak
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Actor: Dorothy McGuire, Ethel Barrymore, George Brent, Kent Smith, Rhonda FlemingDirector: Robert Siodmak
Cinematographer: Nicholas Musuraca
Editor: Harry Marker
Editor: Harry W. Gerstad
Producer: Dore Schary
Writer: Ethel Lina White
Writer: Mel Dinelli
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 83 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-10-04
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of The Spiral Staircase
Movie Review: The Spiral Stair Case
Summary: 4 Stars
Great old movie. Everything is creepier when left to ones imagination. Scary old "who dun it".
Summary of The Spiral Staircase
A murderer is targeting disabled young women in a sleepy New England town, and Helen (Dorothy McGuire), a mute servant in a Gothic mansion, is terrified she's next! Mrs. Warren (legendary actress Ethel Barrymore in an Oscar?-nominated* performance [Best Supporting Actress, 1946]), the invalid, bullying mistress of the house, warns Helen to leave at once, rather than rely on her weak son and stepson for protection. But even as Helen is packing her things, she suspects she may be too late and the murderer is closer than she ever imagined!An unusual suspense film, The Spiral Staircase tells the story of a mute servant girl threatened by a murderer who has a penchant for killing the handicapped. Ethel Barrymore, Elsa Lanchester, and George Brent co-star, while Dorothy McGuire expertly captures the dilemma of the mute Helen Capel. Capel, who has not been able to speak since childhood, must somehow call for help before becoming the killer's next victim. McGuire's performance carries the film far past any B-movie qualities in the plot, and the last line is one of the most memorable in film history. Silent movie buffs will especially enjoy the opening scene, which takes place at a turn-of-the-century movie parlor. --Mark Savary
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