"Strange drama of a captive sweetheart!"

1944

1h 54m

7.5(510 votes)

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Drama

Mystery

Crime

Overview

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

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56 members

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Charles Boyer

Gregory Anton

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Ingrid Bergman

Paula Alquist

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Joseph Cotten

Brian Cameron

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May Whitty

Miss Thwaites

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Angela Lansbury

Nancy

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Barbara Everest

Elizabeth

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Emil Rameau

Maestro Guardi

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Edmund Breon

General Huddleston

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Halliwell Hobbes

Mr. Muffin

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Tom Stevenson

Williams

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Heather Thatcher

Lady Dalroy

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Lawrence Grossmith

Lord Dalroy

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Jakob Gimpel

Pianist

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Harry Adams

Policeman (uncredited)

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Lassie Lou Ahern

Young Girl (uncredited)

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John Ardizoni

Cab Man (uncredited)

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Frank Baker

Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Wilson Benge

Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Arnold Bennett

Footman (uncredited)

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Florence Benson

Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Arthur Blake

Butler (uncredited)

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Lillian Bronson

Lady (uncredited)

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Leonard Carey

Guide (uncredited)

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Alec Craig

Turnkey (uncredited)

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Antonio D'Amore

Cab Man (uncredited)

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Wynne Davis

Singing Flower Vendor (uncredited)

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Frank Eldredge

Lamplighter (uncredited)

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Maude Fealy

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Al Ferguson

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Helen Flint

Franchette (uncredited)

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Gibson Gowland

Servant (uncredited)

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Gary Gray

Boy in Park with Nanny (uncredited)

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Roger Gray

Stranger (uncredited)

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Bobby Hale

Lamplighter (uncredited)

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Joy Harington

Miss Laura Pritchard (uncredited)

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Tom Hughes

Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Jack Kirk

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Pat Malone

Policeman (uncredited)

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Al Masiello

Cab Man (uncredited)

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Charles McNaughton

Wilkins (uncredited)

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Terry Moore

Paula Alquist, Age 14 (uncredited)

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Clive Morgan

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Georgie Nokes

Boy (uncredited)

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Joseph North

Policeman (uncredited)

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Tarquin Olivier

Boy in Museum (uncredited)

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Elsie Prescott

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Joseph Romantini

Cab Man (uncredited)

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Syd Saylor

Baggage Clerk (uncredited)

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Arthur Stone

Durkin (uncredited)

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Alix Terry

Girl (uncredited)

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Morgan Wallace

Fred Garrett (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Valet (uncredited)

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Eustace Wyatt

Budge (uncredited)

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Katherine Yorke

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Phyllis Yuse

Young Girl (uncredited)

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Guy Zanette

Cab Man (uncredited)

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