The Spiral Staircase

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black-and-white film film psychological thriller film

The Spiral Staircase is a classic 1946 psychological thriller film, directed by Robert Siodmak, about a mute woman terrorized by a serial killer in a secluded mansion.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Helen in The Spiral Staircase 1
The Spiral Staircase (1975 film) 1
The Spiral Staircase (2000 film) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf black-and-white film ⓘ
film ⓘ
psychological thriller film ⓘ
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
basedOn Some Must Watch ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Ethel Lina White ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
castMember Dorothy McGuire ⓘ
Elsa Lanchester ⓘ
Ethel Barrymore ⓘ
Brian Donlevy ⓘ
surface form: George Brent

Gordon Oliver ⓘ
James Bell ⓘ
Kent Smith ⓘ
Myrna Dell ⓘ
Rhonda Fleming ⓘ
Rhys Williams ⓘ
Sara Allgood ⓘ
cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Robert Siodmak ⓘ
disabilityTheme mute protagonist ⓘ
distributor RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
editor Harry Gerstad ⓘ
genre horror ⓘ
mystery ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ
hasRemake The Spiral Staircase self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Spiral Staircase (1975 film)

The Spiral Staircase self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Spiral Staircase (2000 film)
leadActor Dorothy McGuire ⓘ
leadRole Dorothy McGuire as Helen ⓘ
mainCharacter Helen ⓘ
musicBy Roy Webb ⓘ
narrativeFocus serial killer targeting women with disabilities ⓘ
nominatedPerformer Ethel Barrymore ⓘ
notableFor classic example of 1940s Hollywood psychological thriller ⓘ
use of expressionist lighting and suspense techniques ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A mute woman is terrorized by a serial killer targeting women with disabilities in a secluded mansion. ⓘ
producer Dore Schary ⓘ
Robert Sisk ⓘ
protagonistTrait mute ⓘ
releaseYear 1946 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 83 ⓘ
screenwriter Mel Dinelli ⓘ
setting New England ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
studio RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
timePeriodOfRelease 1940s ⓘ
title The Spiral Staircase self-link ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Spiral Staircase → hasRemake → The Spiral Staircase self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Spiral Staircase (1975 film)
The Spiral Staircase → hasRemake → The Spiral Staircase self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Spiral Staircase (2000 film)
Dorothy McGuire → notableWork → The Spiral Staircase ⓘ
Dorothy McGuire → portrayed → The Spiral Staircase ⓘ
this entity surface form: Helen in The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase → title → The Spiral Staircase ⓘ
The Spiral Staircase → title → The Spiral Staircase self-link ⓘ