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Double Door
“The Female of the Species is More Deadly Than the Male!”
6.9 / 10• 1934• 1h 15m•NR• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
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 & Crew
Evelyn Venable
Anne Darrow
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Vidor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Double Door is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
