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20/10/1944 Music, Horror, Thriller 1h 26m
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The screen's classic of suspense!

Overview

Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.

  1. George Waggner

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Boris Karloff

    Dr. Friedrich Hohner

  2. Susanna Foster

    Angela Klatt

  3. Turhan Bey

    Franz Munzer

  4. Gale Sondergaard

    Luise

  5. Thomas Gomez

    Count Seebruck

  6. June Vincent

    Marcellina

  7. George Dolenz

    Amato Roselli

  8. Ludwig Stössel

    Carl Baumann

  9. Jane Farrar

    Jarmila Vadek

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Reviews

A review by talisencrw
Written by talisencrw on 2016-04-17
A very enjoyable romp from the 40's about unrequited love driving a man to obsession, selfishness and murder, and you really can't go wrong with Boris Karloff, particularly from this vintage. This is especially enjoyable if you're a fan of opera at all. New York City-born director Waggner, most famous for 'The Wolf Man', is decent at this sort of thing, though he got relegated the last phase of his career to TV-work (such as the 60's 'Batman').

Karloff's first colour film (and in Technicolor, no doubt), it's also famous for using the same sets as 'The Phantom of the Opera', made the previou...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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