The Spiral Staircase
Conflicts that freeze your emotions! Suspense that takes your breath!
1946 | 83m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Robert Siodmak |
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| Writer: | Mel Dinelli, Ethel Lina White |
| Staring: |
| On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 06, 1946 |
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| Director: | Robert Siodmak |
| Writer: | Mel Dinelli, Ethel Lina White |
| Genres: | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, staircase, childhood trauma, violence against women, half-brother, stepson, mute, serial killer, killer, old dark house, gothic, spiral staircase, speech impediment, bedridden, stormy night, pair of evil eyes, physical disability, proto-slasher, speech impaired, spree killer, mute servant, traumatized woman, imperfection, horror noir, lost voice, target the handicapped |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures, Dore Schary Productions, Vanguard Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,800,000
Budget: $750,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dorothy McGuire | Helen |
| George Brent | Professor Warren |
| Ethel Barrymore | Mrs. Warren |
| Kent Smith | Dr. Parry |
| Rhonda Fleming | Blanche |
| Gordon Oliver | Steve Warren |
| Elsa Lanchester | Mrs. Oates |
| Sara Allgood | Nurse Barker |
| Rhys Williams | Mr. Oates |
| James Bell | Constable |
| Erville Alderson | Dr. Harvey (uncredited) |
| Ellen Corby | Neighbour (uncredited) |
| Myrna Dell | Murder Victim (uncredited) |
| George Holmes | The Killer's 'Shadow' (uncredited) |
| Stanley Price | Starry-eyed Man (uncredited) |
| Robert Siodmak | The Killer's 'Eye' (uncredited) |
| Richard Tyler | Freddy (uncredited) |
| Charles Wagenheim | Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Larry Wheat | Minister (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Harry Marker | Editor |
| Harry Gerstad | Editor |
| Edward Stevenson | Costume Design |
| John L. Cass | Sound |
| Mel Dinelli | Screenplay |
| Ethel Lina White | Novel |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Terry Kellum | Sound |
| Gordon Carveth | Stunts |
| Robert Siodmak | Director |
| Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Fred Fleck | Production Manager |
| Harry Scott | Assistant Director |
| Chris Crowell | Digital Compositor |
| Samuel Hoffman | Musician |
| Edgar Peterson | Production Assistant |
| Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dore Schary | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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