USA, 1934
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording), English
An American horror film directed by Charles Vidor.
Plot Summary
A young bride is tormented by the abusive spinster sister of her new husband.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Charles Vidor
Copyright MCMXXXIV [1934] by Paramount Productions Inc.
A Paramount picture. Paramount presents
Screen Play by: Gladys Lehman, Jack Cunningham
Adapted from the Stage Play Written by: Elizabeth A. McFadden
Adapted from the Stage Play Suggested by: Hermine Klepac
Photographed by: Harry Fischbeck
Cast
Evelyn Venable (Anne Darrow)
Sir Guy Standing (Mortimer Neff)
Kent Taylor (Rip Van Brett, her [Victoria’s] half brother)
Mary Morris (Victoria Van Brett)
Anne Revere (Caroline Van Brett, her [Victoria’s] half sister)
Colin Tapley (Dr John Lucas)
Virginia Howell (Avery)
Halliwell Hobbes (Mr Chase)
Frank Dawson (Telson)
Helen Shipman (Louise)
Leonard Carey (William)
Alternative Titles
Gyilkos ajtó – Hungary
Det hemliga rummet – Sweden
La hiena de la quinta avenida – Spain
A Hiena da 5ª Avenida – Brazil, Portugal
La porta segreta – Italy
I porta tou thanatou – Greece
Skyggernes Hus – Denmark
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein 1967 Annual p.39
- The Cinema – Film Booking and Ready Reference Guide 3rd Quarter 1934 p.24 – credits, review
- Kinematograph Weekly no.1416 (7 June 1934)
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.1 no.5 (June 1934) p.41
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.1 no.8 (September 1934) p.77 – note
Books
- Golden Horrors: An Illustrated Critical Filmography, 1931-1939 by Bryan Senn pp.439-440
- Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.107
- Up from the Vault: Rare Thrillers of the 1920s and 1930s by John T. Soister pp.172-177 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review
