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The Spiral Staircase (1945) |
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This superb Hitchcockian thriller shocked critics and audiences on its initial release. With a superb performance from the cast (Dorothy McGuire in particular), a wonderful eerie gothic mansion and a chilling atmosphere of fear and suspense, it is easy to see why the film stands out as one of the classic tales of terror. Helen Capel (Dorothy McGuire) is a beautiful young girl who has not uttered a word since childhood. She works as a servant for old ailing Mrs. Warren (Ethel Barrymore), in the Warren family mansion. When a sinister spate of murders involving ‘women with afflictions’ hits the neighbourhood, Helen believes that she’s the next victim. One night a storm breaks and Helen realizes the killer is in the house with her. Unable to scream for help, what can she do to save herself? And just who is the psychotic killer? *MR
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