Secret Beyond the Door
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 Movie poster of Secret Beyond the Door |
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| Directed by | Fritz Lang |
| Produced by | Fritz Lang Walter Wanger (executive producer, uncredited) |
| Written by | Silvia Richards (screenplay) Rufus King (story) |
| Starring | Joan Bennett Michael Redgrave |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Cinematography | Stanley Cortez |
| Editing by | Arthur Hilton |
| Studio | Diana Production Company |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 1, 1948 |
| Running time | 99 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Secret Beyond the Door... (1948) is a psychological thriller and modern updating of the Bluebeard fairytale, directed by Fritz Lang, produced by Lang's Diana Productions, and released by Universal Pictures. The film starred Joan Bennett and was produced by her husband Walter Wanger. The black-and-white film noir drama is about a woman who suspects her new husband, an architect, plans to kill her.
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[edit] Plot
The behavior of Mark Lamphere, an architect, turns strange shortly after his honeymoon with bride Celia, who begins finding out that Mark has many secrets.
It turns out he was married before, his wife died suspiciously and they have a son. He also has a fiercely loyal secretary, Miss Robey, whose face is disfigured.
Mark appears to be somewhat delusional and could be intending to murder Celia inside a room he keeps locked. The disturbed Miss Robey ends up setting fire to the house, whereupon Mark redeems himself by saving Celia's life.
[edit] Principal cast
- Joan Bennett as Celia Lamphere
- Michael Redgrave as Mark Lamphere
- Anne Revere as Caroline Lamphere
- Barbara O'Neil as Miss Robey
- Natalie Schafer as Edith Potter
[edit] DVD release
Long unavailable on DVD in the United States or Britain, Secret Beyond the Door is scheduled for release in the UK in November 2011 by Exposure Cinema. The All Region disc will apparently feature a booklet containing essays and a remastered version of the film.
[edit] External links
- Secret Beyond the Door at the Internet Movie Database
- Secret Beyond the Door at the TCM Movie Database
- Secret Beyond the Door at Allmovie
- Secret Beyond the Door at the British Film Institute
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