Secret Beyond the Door
Some Men Destroy What They Love Most!
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
1947-12-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
145
Vote Average
6.5
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
Alter 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
Alter Boy (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer
Levender Falls Wife (uncredited)
Paul Fierro
Fighter (uncredited)
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
Alter 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)
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