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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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