Le secret derrière la porte

Original title: Secret Beyond the Door...

1947
Approved
1h 39m

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Film Noir Drama Mystery Romance Thriller

After a lovely woman and her new husband settle in an ancient mansion on the East coast, she discovers that he may want to kill her.After a lovely woman and her new husband settle in an ancient mansion on the East coast, she discovers that he may want to kill her.After a lovely woman and her new husband settle in an ancient mansion on the East coast, she discovers that he may want to kill her.

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6.6/10

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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)

Tom Chatterton

Judge
(uncredited)

David Cota

Small Mexican Knife Fighter
(uncredited)

Frank Dae

Country Squire
(uncredited)

Director
- Fritz Lang
Writers
- Silvia Richards
- Rufus King
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Trivia
The grove of trees through which Celia (Joan Bennett) runs when she flees the house is the same grove through which the Wolf Man ran in Le Loup-garou (1941), also made by Universal. In particular, the tree, against which she leans, is the same one under which the Wolf Man was beaten.

Goofs
When Celia takes an impression of the key in wax, she only takes the impression on one side, which would render the key made from that impression useless without the reverse side.

Quotes
Mark Lamphere: You were living that fight. You soaked it all in - love, hate, the passion. You've been starved for feelings - any real feelings. I thought: 20th Century Sleeping Beauty. Wealthy American girl who has lived her life wrapped in cotton wool but she wants to wake up. Maybe she can.
Celia Barrett: Is it as hard as all that?
Mark Lamphere: Most people are asleep.

Connections
Featured in Vampira: Secret Beyond the Door... 1947 (1956)

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6/10

Tepid thriller, fantastic cinematography

Rather tepid 1940s thriller. Joan Bennett is beautiful, however, as is the cinematography. Really strikingly shot, which makes it well worth watching; it is reminiscent of Spellbound in parts, with a surreal edge to some of the backdrops.

The story, very loosely based on the old Bluebeard fairy tale, is interesting, but the pacing of the film is off, and you never really feel much tension. There are some interesting characters in the house, especially the secretary, but they aren't very developed. So much more could have been done in this area, to make it a truly great film.

Without giving anything away, I doubt many of us would have made the same decision that the main characters did in the end. But don't let that distract you from the truly beautiful fashion of this film.