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The Hidden Room ()

Obsession (original title)
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Clive Riordan plans a devilish revenge against his wife's lover.
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Dr. Clive Riordan
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Bill Kronin
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Storm Riordan
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Supt. Finsbury
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Aitkin - Butler
Betty Cooper ...
Miss Stevens - Receptionist
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American Sailor
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Clubman
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Clubman
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Mrs. Humphries
Russell Waters ...
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Clubman (as Lionel Watts)
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Club Steward
Monty the Dog ...
Monty - Storm's Dog
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C.M. Pennington-Richards ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
Guy Kingsley Poynter ...
American Sailor (uncredited)

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Edward Dmytryk

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Alec Coppel ... (book "A Man About A Dog")
 
Alec Coppel ... (screenplay)

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N.A. Bronsten ... producer
Kenneth Horne ... associate producer

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Nino Rota

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C.M. Pennington-Richards ... director of photography (as C. Pennington-Richards)

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Lito Carruthers

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Duncan Sutherland

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Betty Baugh ... hair stylist
Stuart Freeborn ... makeup artist

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Kenneth Horne ... production manager (uncredited)

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George Mills ... assistant director

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Ken Adam ... assistant art director (uncredited)

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Jack Locke ... sound recordist
Gordon K. McCallum ... sound recordist (as Gordon McCallum)
Winston Ryder ... sound editor
Peter Davies ... first assistant dubbing mixer (uncredited)

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Robert Day ... camera operator

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Louis Levy ... conductor

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Barbara Cole ... continuity

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Alec Coppel ... dialogue director
Phil Brown ... dialogue coach (uncredited)
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London psychiatrist Clive Riordan, royally fed up with the repeated affairs of his wife Storm, plots a seemingly 'perfect' revenge against her latest lover, American Bill Kronin. Catching them in the act, he marches Bill off at gunpoint; and from the viewpoint of Storm and the rest of the world, Bill simply vanishes. But there's far more to the meticulously worked out plot than Clive's victims suspect, with the end slowly preparing in his private laboratory. Enter a mild-mannered Scotland Yard man, who seemingly has no clue beyond a missing dog... Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines Whose eye could see... Whose ear could hear... Whose mind could know... the Secret! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Man About a Dog (United Kingdom)
  • The Hidden Room (Canada, English title)
  • The Hidden Room (United States)
  • L'obsédé (France)
  • The Hidden Room (Spain)
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Trivia Bill mentions the "brides in the bath" in talking about murder. The reference is to the infamous British serial killer, George Joseph Smith. Smith was a bigamist who would woo well-to-do women, marry them, then drown them in the bathtub. Specifically, he would complain to doctors that his new wife was having dizzy spells and headaches to procure sedatives for them, drug their drinks, then recommend they take a warm bath to feel better. The women essentially would pass out in the tub, and, with or without him holding them under the water, they would drown, leaving him all their money. It was a very famous case for decades after Smith was caught and executed in 1915. It's still well-known in forensics as the case that brought to light how criminals will use the same methods (the famous "MO" or modus operandi) over and over again. See more »
Goofs A crew member with folded arms is visible in the reflection of the car window when the Superintendent is sending his officers back the station. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Destination Murder (1950). See more »
Quotes Dr. Clive Riordan: Are you married, Mr. Finsbury?
Supt. Finsbury: No... I've often thought about it. Trouble is, I've thought about it so long, I'm afraid I've missed the bus.
Dr. Clive Riordan: Just one of life's little jokes, isn't it?... It points out our mistakes too late for us to profit by them.
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