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Director:
Fritz Lang
Writers:
Rufus King (story)
Silvia Richards (screenplay)
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Release Date:
1 January 1948 (USA) more
Tagline:
Some Men Destroy What They Love Most!
Plot:
In this Freudian version of the Bluebeard tale, a young, trust-funded New Yorker goes to Mexico on vacation... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Joan Bennett ... Celia Lamphere
Michael Redgrave ... Mark Lamphere

Anne Revere ... Caroline Lamphere
Barbara O'Neil ... Miss Robey
Natalie Schafer ... Edith Potter
Paul Cavanagh ... Rick Barrett
Anabel Shaw ... Intellectual Sub-Deb
Rosa Rey ... Paquita
James Seay ... Bob Dwight
Mark Dennis ... David
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Secret Beyond the Door (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #12621)

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Trivia:
Fritz Lang's attempt to do his version of Rebecca (1940) was a project fraught with disaster. It ran over budget and over schedule, while Lang was at constant loggerheads with his leading lady, Joan Bennett. The first preview of the film attracted comments like "beyond human endurance" and "it stinks". Bennett herself referred to the film as "an unqualified disaster". more
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References Rebecca (1940) more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Psychologically yours, 3 April 2007
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Fritz Lang's Secret Beyond the Door... (1948) is a movie with a Freudian plot.Celia (Joan Bennett), a pretty New Yorker is about to marry a man she doesn't love.In a trip to Mexico she meets an interesting man named Mark Lamphere (Michael Redgrave).She marries him instead and soon discovers some alarming details about the man.His mansion is filled with rooms where famous murders took place.One of those rooms is always locked, and Celia must find out what is behind that door.This is a fascinating movie that has been done in a Film-Noir style.Joan Bennett is a perfect lady in the lead.Redgrave's performance as the troubled man is excellent.There are also talents such as Anne Revere, Barbara O'Neil, Natalie Schafer and Anabel Shaw.This is a fine movie for the old movie lovers, whether or not you're into psychology.It's a thrilling tale that will keep you nailed to your seats.And the plot thickens in the end.

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