Country
United States
Date
Dec 24, 1947
Certification
NR
Note
San Francisco, California
Some Men Destroy What They Love Most!
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Tom Chatterton | Judge (uncredited) |
| David Cota | Small Mexican Knife Fighter (uncredited) |
| Frank Dae | Country Squire (uncredited) |
| Harry Denny | College President (uncredited) |
| Watson Downs | Conductor (uncredited) |
| Danny Duncan | Ferret-Faced Man (uncredited) |
| Robert Espinoza | Altar Boy (uncredited) |
| Virginia Farmer | Levender Falls Wife (uncredited) |
| Paul Fierro | Fighter (uncredited) |
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| Herschel Graham | Guest in Home Tour (uncredited) |
| Jesse Graves | Train Porter (uncredited) |
| Marie Harmon | Sub-Deb (uncredited) |
| Maria Haro | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | Ticket Man (uncredited) |
| Nolan Leary | Station Agent (uncredited) |
| Ralph Littlefield | Gothic Man (uncredited) |
| Donna Martell | Young Mexican Girl (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Guest in Home Tour (uncredited) |
| Kay Morley | Sub-Deb (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Bob Reeves | Guest in Home Tour (uncredited) |
| Pedro Regas | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Peggy Remington | Dean of Women (uncredited) |
| Julian Rivero | Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Tony Rodriquez | Altar Boy (uncredited) |
| Paul Scardon | Owl Eyes (uncredited) |
| Houseley Stevenson | Andy (uncredited) |
| Wayne C. Treadway | Beefy Man (uncredited) |
| Lucio Villegas | Priest (uncredited) |
| Eddy Waller | Lem (uncredited) |
| Crane Whitley | Levender Falls Husband (uncredited) |
Genres
MysteryThrillerDramaRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Secret Beyond the Door |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Diana Productions, Universal Pictures, Melange Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 24 dicembre 1947 |
| Exec. Producer | Walter Wanger |
| Producer | Fritz Lang |
| Writer | Silvia Richards, Rufus King |
| Editors | Arthur Hilton |
| Cinematography | Stanley Cortez |
| Asst. Directors | William Holland, Fritz Lang, Dorothy Hughes |
| Camera Operators | Stanley Cortez |
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| Add. Photography | Stanley Cortez |
| Production Design | Max Parker, John P. Austin, Russell A. Gausman |
| Art Direction | Max Parker, John P. Austin, Russell A. Gausman |
| Set Decoration | John P. Austin, Russell A. Gausman, Max Parker |
| Visual Effects | Robert Cormack |
| Composer | Miklós Rózsa, Glenn E. Anderson, Eugene Zador, Leslie I. Carey, Ethmer Roten |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa, Glenn E. Anderson, Eugene Zador, Leslie I. Carey, Ethmer Roten |
| Costume Design | Travis Banton, Bud Westmore, Carmen Dirigo, Eugene Joseff |
| Makeup | Bud Westmore, Travis Banton, Carmen Dirigo, Eugene Joseff |
| Hairstyling | Travis Banton, Bud Westmore, Carmen Dirigo, Eugene Joseff |
| Budget | 1.500.000 € |
Release dates
Limited release
Country
Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1948
Note
Vancouver, British Columbia, Premiere
Country
South Africa
Date
Mar 05, 1948
Note
Johannesburg
Country
Australia
Date
Mar 27, 1948
Note
Sydney, New South Wales
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Country
Belgium
Date
Apr 09, 1948
Note
Brussels
Country
Spain
Date
May 24, 1948
Note
Madrid
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 04, 1949
Note
London / A rating
Theatrical release
Country
Sweden
Date
Apr 12, 1948
Certification
15
Country
Mexico
Date
Apr 24, 1948
Country
France
Date
Aug 13, 1948
Country
Italy
Date
Aug 31, 1948
Certification
T
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Country
Denmark
Date
Sep 27, 1948
Country
Türkiye
Date
Oct 05, 1948
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Dec 13, 1948
Note
A rating
Country
Ireland
Date
Jan 16, 1949
Country
Finland
Date
Mar 11, 1949
Certification
K-16
Country
Portugal
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Certification
M/12
Country
Greece
Date
Sep 17, 1949
Country
Japan
Date
Sep 20, 1949
Country
Austria
Date
Mar 20, 1950
TV
Country
United States
Date
Aug 07, 1954
Certification
PG
Note
St. Louis, Missouri
Country
Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1954
Note
Windsor, Ontario
Country
Germany
Date
Nov 09, 1970
Certification
16
Note
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