Double Door (1934)

6.9/10 75 min Drama Thriller

Overview

In 1910 Manhattan, Victoria Van Brett, a bitter spinster heiress lives an isolated life with her sister Caroline. Her domineering urges go into overdrive when their half-brother Rip brings a new bride home to the family’s gloomy Fifth Avenue mansion, built by their late industrialist father. The title refers to a secret soundproofed chamber that the villainess uses to entrap her enemies.

Cast

Evelyn Venable

Anne Darrow

Mary Morris

Victoria Van Brett

Anne Revere

Caroline Van Brett

Kent Taylor

Rip Van Brett

Guy Standing

Mortimer Neff

Colin Tapley

Dr. John Lucas

Virginia Howell

Avery

Halliwell Hobbes

Mr. Chase

Helen Shipman

Louise

Leonard Carey

William

Phillips Smalley

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