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The Spiral Staircase
Directed by
Robert Siodmak
1946
83m
Not Rated
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7.3
86%
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In 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions"; one night during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced.
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Cast of The Spiral Staircase
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)
The Spiral Staircase Reviews
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Steve Crum
Psychological drama has its share of chills; led by Dorothy McGuire standout.
From the Front Row
Mattie Lucas
A haunted house tale where the ghosts are all too human.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
The radiant heroine performance by Dorothy McGuire as a terrified mute, who conveys her inner thoughts without dialogue, was priceless.
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
Dorothy McGuire does a fair job as the mute could-be-next victim, but overall the thrill of Spiral is largely gone.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...the majority of the film's running time [is] bogged down in the dull exploits of several uninteresting characters.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
Great period noir from Robert Siodmak.
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Dragan Antulov
One of the true gems of classic Hollywood.
Variety
Variety Staff
This is a smooth production of an obvious, though suspenseful murder thriller, ably acted and directed. Mood and pace are well set, and story grips throughout.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
This 1946 film is one of [Siodmak's] least interesting.
New York Times
Thomas M. Pryor
The film is likely to scare the daylights out of most of its audiences.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Herbert Cohn
An always chilling and sometimes hair-raising thriller.
CinePassion
Fernando F. Croce
Erected on expressionistic Gothic menace
Classic Film and Television
Michael E. Grost
Complex thriller with rich style.
TIME Magazine
The Spiral Staircase, a murder mystery, knowingly paced by Director Robert Siodmak and shrewdly acted by an expert cast, including Ethel Barrymore, is choice, eerie entertainment.
TV Guide
Not one thriller convention has been neglected in a picture that is virtually guaranteed to suffuse audiences with gooseflesh.
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