The Spiral Staircase (1961)
Based on the screenplay by Mel Dinelli, this story revolves around Helen Warren, a beautiful mute girl, who becomes the target of a mysterious killer who preys on young handicapped women.
- Date of release
- 1961-10-04
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 1m
- Genres
- Thriller, TV Movie, Horror, Mystery
- Director
- Boris Sagal
Casting
- Elizabeth Montgomery — Helen Warren
- Lillian Gish — Mrs. Warren
- Gig Young — Stephen Warren
- Edie Adams — Blanche
- Eddie Albert — Albert Warren
- Jeffrey Lynn — Doctor Parry
- Frank McHugh — Constable Williams
Interesting facts
The Spiral Staircase is a 1961 American television film. It is a television adaptation of Ethel Lina White's novel Some Must Watch which was filmed in 1946 as The Spiral Staircase. It was directed by Boris Sagal.
Production
The production was the idea of David Susskind who originally wanted Jane Fonda to play the lead.
It was part of a series on NBC called Theatre '62. Spiral Staircase was to be the first of eight productions of David O. Selznick movies. Eventually the lead role went to Elizabeth Montgomery and her then-husband Gig Young.
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