Secret Beyond the Door
“Some Men Destroy What They Love Most!”
1947•NR•1h 39m•6.5•Released
MysteryThrillerDramaRomance
After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.
Director
Fritz Lang
Writer
Silvia Richards
Budget
$2M
Languages
English
Studio
Diana Productions
Cast
Joan Bennett
Celia Lamphere
Michael Redgrave
Mark Lamphere
Anne Revere
Caroline Lamphere
Barbara O'Neil
Miss Robey
Natalie Schafer
Edith Potter
Paul Cavanagh
Rick Barrett
Anabel Shaw
Intellectual Sub-Deb
Rosa Rey
Paquita
James Seay
Bob Dwight
Mark Dennis
David Lamphere
Robert Barber
Altar Boy (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
Townsman (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Sarah (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Guest in Home Tour (uncredited)
Albert Cavens
Guest in Home Tour (uncredited)
Production
Company
Diana Productions
Company
Universal Pictures
Company
Melange Pictures
Producer
Fritz Lang
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