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8 December 1951 (USA) morePlot:
Noble-born cad Dennis (Stapley) has been tricked into a forced stay at the eerie manor of the Sire de Maletroit (Laughton)... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Underraterd more (14 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Charles Laughton | ... | Sire Alain de Maletroit | |
| Boris Karloff | ... | Voltan | |
| Sally Forrest | ... | Blanche de Maletroit | |
| Richard Wyler | ... | Denis de Beaulieu (as Richard Stapley) | |
| William Cottrell | ... | Corbeau | |
| Alan Napier | ... | Count Grassin | |
| Morgan Farley | ... | Renville | |
| Paul Cavanagh | ... | Edmond de Maletroit | |
| Michael Pate | ... | Talon |
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
West Germany:12 (nf) (re-rating) | West Germany:16 (nf) (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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Featured in Monsterama Sci-Fi Late Night Creature Feature Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V) moreSoundtrack:
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Aside from Karloff being one of my favorite actors with his numerous character portrayals. Charles Laughton can compliment any script he was an outstanding talent. His character in The Strange Door highlights his ability for sophisticated characterization of a truly ruthless and vindictive man, it is outstanding and I am astonished by this films low marks. It gets an 8 from me and I even toyed with rating it higher. And of course there is Karloff I can't say enough about his talents. The Gothic atmosphere all the secret passageways make for a great castle adventure. I purchased this film in a Boris Karloff collection which includes The Tower of London and 4 or 5 other great Karloff films but once again Laughton is by far the great talent in this Gothic horror flick from the early 50s.