The Spiral Staircase (1946)
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
Top billed cast
Dorothy McGuireHelen
George BrentProfessor Warren
Ethel BarrymoreMrs. Warren
Kent SmithDr. Parry
Rhonda FlemingBlanche
Gordon OliverSteve Warren
Elsa LanchesterMrs. Oates
Sara AllgoodNurse Barker
Rhys WilliamsMr. Oates
James BellConstable
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