The Spiral Staircase
1946
Director: Robert Siodmak
Plot Summary: Beautiful young mute Helen is a domestic worker for old
ailing Mrs. Warren. Mrs. Warren's two sons, Albert (a professor) and womanizing impudent
Steven, also live in the Warren mansion. Mrs. Warren becomes concerned for Helen's safety
when a rash of murders involving 'women with afflictions' hits the neighborhood. She
implores her physician, Dr. Parry, to take Helen away for her own safety. When another
murder occurs inside the Warren mansion, it becomes obvious that Helen is in danger.
Cast: George Brent, Ethel Barrymore, Dorothy McGuire, Kent Smith,
Rhonda Fleming
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