The Spiral Staircase
“Conflicts that freeze your emotions! Suspense that takes your breath!”
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
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Cast
19 people
Dorothy McGuire
Helen
Known for
Swiss Family Robinson
Old Yeller
George Brent
Professor Warren
Known for
Dark Victory
Baby Face
Ethel Barrymore
Mrs. Warren
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Deadline - U.S.A.
Portrait of Jennie
Kent Smith
Dr. Parry
Known for
Cat People
The Invaders
Rhonda Fleming
Blanche
Known for
Spellbound
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gordon Oliver
Steve Warren
Known for
Jezebel
Since You Went Away
Elsa Lanchester
Mrs. Oates
Known for
Mary Poppins
Witness for the Prosecution
Sara Allgood
Nurse Barker
Known for
Blackmail
How Green Was My Valley
Rhys Williams
Mr. Oates
Known for
Johnny Guitar
The Bells of St. Mary's
James Bell
Constable
Known for
I Walked with a Zombie
The Leopard Man
Erville Alderson
Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Known for
The Scarlet Empress
The Bishop's Wife
Ellen Corby
Neighbour (uncredited)
Known for
Vertigo
The Waltons
Robert Siodmak Director · Mel Dinelli Screenplay Ethel Lina White Author
Worldwide gross $2.8M · Budget $750K · United States release January 26, 1946
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Budget
$750,000
Worldwide gross
$2,800,000
Gross vs. budget
3.7×
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
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Dore Schary Productions
Production
Vanguard Films
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RKO
Studio · Production
United States
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Silence of Helen McCord · Some Must Watch
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 26, 1946
Limited theatrical · Ainsworth, Nebraska
United States
February 6, 1946 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
February 7, 1946 · Theatrical
Canada
March 15, 1946 · Theatrical
Finland
October 24, 1947 · Theatrical
France
April 30, 1947 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 8, 1946 · Limited theatrical · London, Greater London
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