Secret Beyond the Door

Secret Beyond the Door

Secret Beyond the Door

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Secret Beyond the Door

"Some Men Destroy What They Love Most!"

1947

1h 39m

6.4(163 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Drama

Romance

Overview

After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.

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Universal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Celia Lamphere

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Mark Lamphere

Anne Revere

Anne Revere

Caroline Lamphere

Barbara O'Neil

Barbara O'Neil

Miss Robey

Natalie Schafer

Natalie Schafer

Edith Potter

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Rick Barrett

Anabel Shaw

Anabel Shaw

Intellectual Sub-Deb

Rosa Rey

Paquita

James Seay

James Seay

Bob Dwight

Mark Dennis

David Lamphere

Creative team

Directed by: Fritz Lang
Written by: Silvia Richards
Rufus King
Produced by: Fritz Lang

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