---
title: 'The Spiral Staircase (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Siodmak'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-spiral-staircase-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038975/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Spiral Staircase (1946)

1946 · 83 min · Drama, Horror, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Spiral Staircase is a 1946 American psychological horror film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, and Ethel Barrymore. Set over the course of one evening, the film follows a mute young woman in an early-20th century Vermont town who is stalked and terrorized in a rural mansion by a serial killer targeting women with disabilities. Kent Smith, Rhonda Fleming, Gordon Oliver and Elsa Lanchester appear in supporting roles. It was adapted for the screen by Mel Dinelli from the novel Some Must Watch (1933) by Ethel Lina White.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Siodmak](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-siodmak)
- **Screenplay:** [Mel Dinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-dinelli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Producer:** [Dore Schary](https://cinepixo.com/people/dore-schary)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicholas Musuraca](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-musuraca)
- **Editor:** [Harry W. Gerstad](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-w-gerstad)

## Cast

- [George Brent](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-brent)
- [Gordon Oliver](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-oliver)
- [Rhys Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhys-williams)
- [Rhonda Fleming](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhonda-fleming)
- [Kent Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/kent-smith)
- [Dorothy McGuire](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-mcguire)
- [Elsa Lanchester](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-lanchester)
- [Ethel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethel-barrymore)
- [Sara Allgood](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-allgood)

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