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Director:
Joseph Pevney
Writers:
Robert Louis Stevenson (story)
Jerry Sackheim (writer)
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Release Date:
8 December 1951 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Plot:
Noble-born cad Dennis (Stapley) has been tricked into a forced stay at the eerie manor of the Sire de Maletroit (Laughton)... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Door (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
81 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (nf) (re-rating) | West Germany:16 (nf) (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

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Soundtrack:
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Underraterd, 7 March 2008
8/10
Author: bagtown2002 from Galveston Bay Area, Texas

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.

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