The Strange Door

Based on a Robert Louis Stevenson short story, this atmospheric Gothic chiller stars Charles Laughton as 17th-century nobleman Alain de Maletroit who seeks revenge on his brother, now married to Alain's true love, by imprisoning him in the dungeon of the family castle and marrying off his grown niece to a drunken scoundrel. Boris Karloff co-stars as Maletroit's reluctant henchman; with Sally Forrest, Paul Cavanagh. 81 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.