The Spiral Staircase
Conflicts that freeze your emotions! Suspense that takes your breath!
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Budget
$750 000
Box office
$2 800 000
Director
Actors
Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore, Kent Smith, Rhonda Fleming, Gordon Oliver, Elsa Lanchester, Sara Allgood, Rhys Williams, James Bell
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
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Short description
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
What's left behind the scenes
- A close-up of the killer's eyes – is actually the eyes of director Robert Siodmak.
- Close-ups of the maniac's eyes and hands actually show the eyes and hands of the film's director, Robert Siodmak (1900-1973).
- Joan Crawford (1905-1977) was at one time considered for the role of the mute girl, played by Dorothy McGuire (1916-2001), whose performance in George Cukor's (1899-1983) 1941 thriller 'Woman's Face' earned critical acclaim. Louis B. Mayer (1884-1957), the head and one of the founders of the 'MGM' studio, strongly opposed this idea, telling the actress that she had played enough disabled and disfigured characters.
- Dorothy McGuire (1916-2001), who played the mute girl, was once considered for the role, but Joan Crawford (1905-1977), whose performance in George Cukor's (1899-1983) 1941 thriller "A Woman's Face" received critical acclaim, was also a contender. Louis B. Mayer (1884-1957), head and one of the founders of the "MGM" film studio, strongly opposed this idea, telling the actress that she had played enough disabled and disfigured characters.
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