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
Dorothy McGuire
Helen
George Brent
Professor Warren
Ethel Barrymore
Mrs. Warren
Kent Smith
Dr. Parry
Rhonda Fleming
Blanche
Gordon Oliver
Steve Warren
Elsa Lanchester
Mrs. Oates
Sara Allgood
Nurse Barker
Rhys Williams
Mr. Oates
James Bell
Constable
Erville Alderson
Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
Neighbour (uncredited)
Myrna Dell
Murder Victim (uncredited)
George Holmes
The Killer's 'Shadow' (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Starry-eyed Man (uncredited)
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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