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The Locked Door (1929)

The Locked Door poster
Directed by
George Fitzmaurice
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman marries a wealthy man to protect a family secret. Her past threatens to unravel the new life she has built.

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What happens

The Locked Door is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice, and starring Rod LaRocque, Barbara Stanwyck, William "Stage" Boyd, and Betty Bronson. It is based on the 1919 play The Sign on the Door by Channing Pollock. The play was first adapted for the screen in 1921 as The Sign on the Door, starring Norma Talmadge. It was Stanwyck's first starring role and first talking film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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