Double Door (1934)

Directed by

Charles Vidor

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young bride moves into her wealthy husband's New York mansion. She is tormented by his abusive spinster sister who lives there. The story is based on a Broadway play known for shocking audiences.

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What happens

Double Door is a 1934 American pre-Code thriller film directed by Charles Vidor, written by Jack Cunningham and Gladys Lehman, and starring Evelyn Venable, Mary Morris, Anne Revere, and Kent Taylor. The film follows a young bride who finds herself tormented by her wealthy husband's abusive spinster sister in their New York City mansion. It is based on the 1933 Broadway play of the same name by Elizabeth A. McFadden and was billed in the opening credits as "The play that made Broadway gasp". Both Morris and Revere reprised their Broadway roles in the film. Though Morris had a long stage career, this is her only film performance. The film was released on May 4, 1934, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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