Spiral Staircase, The (UK)

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Review of Spiral Staircase, The
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Rich Goodman

"This is a shocker, plain and simple!" - New York Times
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 81 mins
Retail Price: £12.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
This superb Hitchcockian thriller shocked critics and audiences on its initial release. With superb performances from the cast (Dorothy McGuire in Particular); a wonderfully eerie gothic mansion and a chilling atmosphere of fear and suspense, it is easy to see why the film stands as one of the classic tales of terror.
Helen Capel (Dorothy McGuire) is a beautiful young girl who has not uttered a word since childhood. She works as a servant for old, ailing Mrs. Warren (Ethel Barrymore), in the Warren family mansion. When a sinister spate of murders involving `women with afflictions` hits the neighbourhood, Helen believes she`s the next victim. One night, a storm breaks and Helen realises the killer is in the house with her. Unable to scream for help, what can she do to save herself? And just who is the psychotic killer?

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