The Strange Door.

Alain, the Sire de Maletroit (Laughton) plots revenge on his younger brother Edmund for stealing Alain's childhood sweetheart. Alain imprisons Edmund in a dungeon for 20 years. He then convinces Edmund's grown daughter Blanche (Forrest) that her father is dead. Denis de Beaulieu (Richard Stapley) and Blanche fall in love.

Credits

Directed by
Joseph Pevney
Cast
Boris Karloff, Franklyn Farnum, Michael Pate, Richard Stapley, Harry Cording, Paul Cavanagh, Sally Forrest, Charles Laughton, Alan Napier, Allison Hayes, Barry Norton, Morgan Farley
Produced by
Ted Richmond
Cinematography
Irving Glassberg
Music
Joseph E. Gershenson

Copyright

Complete catalog record
THE STRANGE DOOR. Universal International Pictures Co., 1951. 81 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the story, “The Sire de Maletroit’s Door,” by Robert Louis Stevenson. © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.; 30Oct51; LP1249.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, country, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
  2. Wikidata · Q1619598 ↗