

On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
Cinematography
Nicholas Musuraca's shadows are practically a character.
Direction
Siodmak squeezes dread from every creaking floorboard.
Acting
Dorothy McGuire's silent terror is masterclass physical acting.

Director
Robert Siodmak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was shot on the same RKO sets as Cat People and The Body Snatcher—noir horror shared DNA.
Siodmak fled Nazi Germany in 1933; the killer's obsession with 'imperfection' carries uncomfortable historical weight.
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