Front à la Scotland Yard (1962)
"Die Tür mit den 7 Schlössern" (original title)

A woman arrives at a lonely mansion and finds herself mixed up with a lunatic who has built his own torture chamber, which is already crowded with victims - and he plans to make her his next one.

Director:

Alfred Vohrer

Writers:

Edgar Wallace (novel), Harald G. Petersson,

Stars:

Heinz Drache, Sabine Sesselmann, Eddi Arent

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Heinz Drache	...	Inspektor Richard "Dick" Martin
Sabine Sesselmann	...	Sybil Lansdown (as Sabina Sesselmann)
Eddi Arent	...	Kriminalassistent Holms
Pinkas Braun	...	Dr. Antonio Staletti
Hans Nielsen	...	Mr. Haveloc
Gisela Uhlen	...	Emely Cody, geb. Cawler
Werner Peters	...	Bertram Cody
Jan Hendriks	...	Tom Cawler
Ady Berber	...	Peter Cawler / Giacco
Siegfried Schürenberg	...	Sir John
Friedrich Joloff	...	Hausmeister Burt
Klaus Kinski	...	Pheeny

Storyline

A woman arrives at a lonely mansion and finds herself mixed up with a lunatic who has built his own torture chamber, which is already crowded with victims - and he plans to make her his next one.

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Plot Keywords:

lobotomy | kidnapping | multiple murder | snake | secret passage | 

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

West Germany France

Language:

German

Release Date:

6 February 1963 (France)

Also Known As:

The Door with 7 Locks

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Jacques Leitienne, Rialto Film Preben-Philipsen

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Klangfilm Eurocord)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first cut of the film featured a pre-title sequence showing the first murder (which is mentioned verbally later in the film). For unknown reasons, this sequence has been removed and remains missing (as of 2008).

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Connections

Remake of Chamber of Horrors (1940)

User Reviews

Interesting and colorful mystery

Two murder victims have turned up in London; one was found floating in the Thames, the other suffers what appears to be a heart attack at a soda stand. Both have one thing in common: they each had a mysterious key attached to a gold chain. Scotland Yard Inspector Richard Martin (Drache) investigates (with his veddy-British comic relief partner Holms), and discovers there are seven keys in all. But where is this door with seven locks? And what does a young heir coming to town for his 21st birthday have to do with it? The mystery involves a mad scientist conducting genetic experiments in the basement of a spooky old castle. This German-made black-and-white "krimi" based upon an Edgar Wallace story is fast-paced and fun.