The Strange Door
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The Strange Door

1951Movie1 h 21 min

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53
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3Rotten Tomatoes–36%
53
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3Rotten Tomatoes–36%

Summary

The wicked Alain plots an elaborate revenge against his younger brother Edmund, leading to a deadly confrontation in his dungeon deathtrap.

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  • Friends night
  • Drop-in friendly
  • Thought-provoking

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  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Keeps you guessing.
  • Leaves you shaken.
  • Takes you somewhere else.
  • Puts you inside a crime.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

Non-Protagonist Resolverin 76 titlesIn the climax, the protagonists are stuck in a Death Trap with no hope of escape until Old Retainer Voltan (who is second in the credits, but only because he's played by Boris Karloff) fights his way…Adaptational Villainyin 2,153 titlesIn the short story, Alain makes Denis marry his niece under penalty of death to preserve her honor and happiness while mistaking him for her long-time boyfriend, but all ends happily for the three as…All 25 tropes

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