The Strange Door
Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece of Terror !
1951 | 81m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Joseph Pevney |
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| Writer: | Jerry Sackheim |
| Staring: |
| The wicked Alain plots an elaborate revenge against his younger brother Edmund, leading to a deadly confrontation in his dungeon deathtrap. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 31, 1951 |
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| Director: | Joseph Pevney |
| Writer: | Jerry Sackheim |
| Genres: | Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | secret passage, kidnapping, arranged marriage, torture, gothic horror, trapped, dungeon, based on short story, water wheel, 17th century, chateau |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Universal International Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charles Laughton | Sire Alain de Maletroit |
| Boris Karloff | Voltan |
| Sally Forrest | Blanche de Maletroit |
| Richard Wyler | Denis de Beaulieu |
| William Cottrell | Corbeau |
| Alan Napier | Count Grassin |
| Morgan Farley | Renville |
| Paul Cavanagh | Edmond de Maletroit |
| Michael Pate | Talon |
| Marion Gray | |
| Mary Bayless | |
| George Bruggeman | |
| Forrest Burns | |
| George Calliga | |
| Monique Chantal | |
| Jack Chefe | |
| Harry Cording | |
| Herbert Evans | |
| Franklyn Farnum | |
| Charles Horvath | |
| Forbes Murray | |
| Barry Norton | |
| William H. O'Brien | |
| Frank O'Connor | |
| Eddie Parker | |
| Joe Phillips | |
| Tao Porchon | |
| Scott Seaton | |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | |
| Patrick Whyte |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jerry Sackheim | Screenplay |
| Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Eric Orbom | Art Direction |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Rosemary Odell | Costume Design |
| Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Joseph Gershenson | Music Director |
| Hans J. Salter | Music |
| Herman Stein | Music |
| Glenn E. Anderson | Sound |
| Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Joseph Pevney | Director |
| Irving Glassberg | Director of Photography |
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| William Lava | Music |
| Frank Skinner | Music |
| Miklós Rózsa | Music |
| Nathan Juran | Art Direction |
| Robert Louis Stevenson | Short Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ted Richmond | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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