Acting
Stanwyck's side-eye could power a city.
Cinematography
Shadows doing heavy lifting in this Gothic mansion.
Writing
Dumbwaiter as plot device? Chef's kiss.
Director
Peter Godfrey
Errol Flynn
Mark Caldwell
Barbara Stanwyck
Sandra Marshall
Geraldine Brooks
Julie Demarest
Richard Basehart
James Caldwell Demarest
Jerome Cowan
Sen. Charles Caldwell
John Ridgely
Jackson Laidell
Patricia Barry
Angela the Maid
Rory Mallinson
Becket the Butler
Helene Thimig
Marta the Housekeeper
Paul Stanton
Davenport
Barry Bernard
Roberts (Groom)
John Elliott
Clergyman (voice / uncredited)
Lisa Golm
Mrs. Laidell (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Watkins (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Flynn and Stanwyck reportedly clashed on set; her barely-contained disdain arguably improves their tense dynamic.
The 'inherited disease' angle reflects 1940s eugenics anxieties repackaged as Gothic thrills.
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