The Spiral Staircase
About The Spiral Staircase
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
The Spiral Staircase (1946) is a horror mystery film directed by Robert Siodmak. Released in January 1946, it runs 83 minutes.
Dorothy McGuire takes the lead as Helen, George Brent as Professor Warren, Ethel Barrymore as Mrs. Warren, and Kent Smith as Dr. Parry. Written by Mel Dinelli. The story is adapted from a novel.
Shelv files it under killer, childhood trauma, gothic, and mute. In the United States it streams on Bloodstream and FlixFling.
The Old Dark House, The Devil All the Time, and Peeping Tom make useful companions to The Spiral Staircase, all filed under mute servant, old dark house, and stormy night. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 288 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.