The Strange Door
Noble-born cad Denis (Stapley) has been tricked into a forced stay at the eerie manor of the Sire de Maletroit (Laughton), an evil madman who can't get over the death of his beloved, 20 years after she married his brother (Cavanagh) instead, then passed away during childbirth. Maletroit is determined to have his revenge: the brother has been stowed away in the dungeon for two decades, while he's convinced his disreputable house guest will make a suitably hellish husband for his niece. As luck would have it, the young couple manage to fall in love, and with the help of manservant Voltan (Karloff), they try to make their escape, but not before a final confrontation with Maletroit in the dungeon's crushing deathtrap.
1 November 1904, Antwerp, Belgium
15 January 1914, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 June 1878, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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January 2, 1897 in Bucharest, Romania
8 December 1888, Chislehurst, Kent [now in Bromley, London], England, UK
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19 July 1891, Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
27 October 1920, Upper Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, USA
12 April 1896, Kingman, Arizona, USA
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20 June 1923, Westcliff, Essex, England, UK
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3 October 1898, Mamaroneck, New York, USA
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12 May 1913, Montana, USA
1924 in Missouri, USA
April 16, 1882 in London, England, UK
11 March 1871, Sacramento, California, USA
13 March 1924, France
26 February 1920, Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia
16 July 1923, Dublin, Ireland
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28 May 1928, San Diego, California, USA
April 1, 1894 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
