The Door with Seven Locks (1940 film)

The Door with Seven Locks
Film poster with the US title
Directed by	Norman Lee
Produced by	John Argyle
Screenplay by	John Argyle Gilbert Gunn Norman Lee
Based on	The Door with Seven Locks by Edgar Wallace
Starring	Leslie Banks Lilli Palmer Romilly Lunge Gina Malo
Music by	Guy Jones
Cinematography	Alex Bryce Ernest Palmer
Edited by	E.G. Richards
Production company	John Argyle Productions
Distributed by	Pathe Pictures (UK)
Release dates	12 October 1940 (1940-10-12) (UK) 20 December 1940 (1940-12-20) (US)
Running time	89 minutes (UK) 79 minutes (US)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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-1930s ban on supernatural-themed and horror genre films. It was based on the novel The Door with Seven Locks by Edgar Wallace. Released in the United States by Monogram Pictures under the title Chamber of Horrors, it was the second Wallace film adaptation to arrive in the United States, the first being The Dark Eyes of London (called The Human Monster in the US),^[1] starring Béla Lugosi, which had been released the year before.

Plot synopsis

A wealthy lord dies and is entombed with a valuable deposit of jewels. Seven keys are required to unlock the tomb and get hold of 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.

Cast

Leslie Banks
Lilli Palmer
Romilly Lunge
Gina Malo
David Horne
Richard Bird
Cathleen Nesbitt
JH Roberts
Aubrey Mallalieu
Harry Hutchinson
Ross Landon
Phil Ray
Robert Montgomery

References

↑ "Chamber of Horrors". Movie Tome. movietome.com. Retrieved 2008-01-29.

External links

The Door with Seven Locks in the British Film Institute's "Explore film..." database
The Door with Seven Locks at the British Board of Film Classification
The Door with Seven Locks at the Internet Movie Database
The Door with Seven Locks at AllMovie

Films directed by Norman Lee

The Streets of London (1929)
Josser on the River (1932)
Josser Joins the Navy (1932)
Josser in the Army (1932)
The Strangler (1932)
The Pride of the Force (1933)
L'argent par les fenêtres (1933)
Money Talks (1933)
The Outcast (1934)
A Political Party (1934)
Spring in the Air (1934)
Doctor's Orders (1934)
Royal Cavalcade (1935)
Mother, Don't Rush Me (1936)
Happy Days Are Here Again (1936)
No Escape (1936)
Knights for a Day (1937)
French Leave (1937)
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)
Saturday Night Revue (1937)
Kathleen Mavourneen (1937)
Almost a Honeymoon (1938)
Save a Little Sunshine (1938)
Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938)
Luck of the Navy (1938)
Yes, Madam? (1939)
Murder in Soho (1939)
Wanted by Scotland Yard (1939)
The Door with Seven Locks (1940)
The Farmer's Wife (1941)
The Monkey's Paw (1948)
The Case of Charles Peace (1949)
The Girl Who Couldn't Quite (1950)

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Big Foot (1927)
The Calendar (1930)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940)

The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921 film) The Four Just Men (1939 film) The Four Just Men (1959 TV series)

Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill The Clue of the New Pin Never Back Losers The Sinister Man Solo for Sparrow We Shall See

Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) Der rote Kreis (1960) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Green Archer (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) (1925) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) Der rote Kreis (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Sorceror (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) I Loved a Woman (!933) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Green Pack (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) The Frog (1937) The Sqeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) (1940) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967)

Family

Marriott Edgar (half-brother)