The Door with Seven Locks

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The Door with Seven Locks
Directed by Norman Lee
Produced by John Argyle
Written by Edgar Wallace
John Argyle
Gilbert Gunn
Norman Lee
Starring Leslie Banks
Lilli Palmer
Romilly Lunge
Gina Malo
David Horne
Richard Bird
Cathleen Nesbitt
J.H. Roberts
Aubrey Mallalieu
Harry Hutchinson
Ross Landon
Phil Ray
Robert Montgomery
Music by Guy Jones
Cinematography Alex Bryce
Ernest Palmer
Editing by E.G. Richards
Release date(s) December 20, 1940
Running time 89 minutes (U.K.)
79 minutes (U.S.)
Language English
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The Door with Seven Locks is a 1940 black-and-white British film, created and released shortly after the British Board of Film Censors lifted its mid-1930's ban on the importation of supernatural-themed and horror genre films[1]. Released in the United States by Monogram Pictures under the title Chamber of Horrors, it was the second Edgar Wallace film adaptation to arrive in the United States. The first being The Human Monster[2] (a.k.a. The Dark Eyes of London) starring Béla Lugosi (released 1939).

[edit] Plot Synopsis

A wealthy lord passes away and is entombed with a valuable deposit of jewels. Seven keys are required to unlock the tomb and access the treasure. A series of mysterious events cause the keys to be scattered, and when trying to unravel the circumstances, the heiress of the fortune and her companion investigators become entangled in a web of fraud, deceit, torture, and murder.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chamber of Horrors (1940). Scott Ashlin. 1000misspenthours.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  2. ^ Chamber of Horrors. Movie Tome. movietome.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.

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