Double Door [Blu-ray]

Director: Charles Vidor Charles Vidor

Overview

Inspired by the eccentric, reclusive Wendel Family of New York's Fifth Avenue, Elizabeth MacFadden's stage melodrama Double Door was adapted for the screen in 1934. Set in 1910 Manhattan, the film stars Mary Morris and Anne Revere, repeating their stage roles as domineering, calculating Victoria Van Brett and her weakling sister Caroline. The title refers to the door guarding the Van Brett's secret vault, wherein are stored the family jewels. Years earlier, Victoria, the only member of the family who knows the vault's combination, locked Caroline in the dark, airless chamber, literally frightening her into madness. At present, the misleadingly sweet-natured Victoria has embarked upon a campaign to destroy Ann Darrow (Elizabeth Allan), the new bride of her half-brother Rip Van Brett (Kent Taylor). When her efforts to accuse the girl of having an affair with doctor John Lucas (Colin Tapley) fail, Victoria does her utmost to lure Ann into the vault, intending to lock her in and drive her insane. Perhaps it goes without saying that the heroine will survive, and that Victoria herself will be forever entombed behind that double door.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/04/2022
UPC:	0738329257286
Original Release:	1934
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:15:00
Sales rank:	31,982

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mary Morris	Actor
Evelyn Venable	Anne Darrow
Kent Taylor	Rip Van Brett
Guy Standing	Actor
Anne Revere	Caroline Van Brett, Victoria's Sister
Colin Tapley	Dr. John Lucas
Virginia Howell	Avery
Halliwell Hobbes	Mr. Chase
Frank Dawson	Telson
Helen Shipman	Louise
Leonard Carey	William
Ralph Remley	Lambert,Lambert
Burr Caruth	Rev. Dr. Loring

Technical Credits

E. Lloyd Sheldon	Producer
Charles Vidor	Director