Double Door is an okay movie. The biggest problem is it is too stage bound. Mary Morris ( Victoria) is the main character ( although Evelyn Venablr ( Anne) is listed first). You know this when you see Morris's picture right in the beginning, and only her photo. She plays a wealthy domineering middle aged spinster who controls her sister Caroline ( Anne Revere) and half brother ( Rip) with fear. Anne who married Rip ( Kent Taylor) and thus is despised by Victoria is the only good character with any spine and backbone. I actually think Victoria is worse then most of the posters here. Why? What she does to Rip and especially Caroline ( locking her in a vault for punishment), is not done for economic gain ( although she certainly is greedy ( stealing a Pearl necklace that was meant for Anne)), but to keep them from any kind of happiness because she is so miserable herself ( think Miss Havisham from Great Expectations). She does everything possible to break Anne and Rip up, and fails, so she eventually locks Anne in the vault, hoping to kill her. Spoilers ahead: Finally Caroline stands up and says she hears screams and Victoria says she was having nightmares, but Caroline mentions the vault ( only Victoria knows the password), and when Rip tells her to open it, she refuses until he threatens to break her arm. She does and Anne is saved. Rip says he is taking Anne away, and Caroline wants to go as well. They step out of the room, and Victoria tries to lure Caroline into the vault by mentioning the necklace but Rip and Anne enter the room, and Caroline leaves with them. Victoria realizes they left the necklace so she goes in the vault to get it but the door closes and she is locked in, and screams as the film ends. I would give the movie 5/10 stars ( far too stagy and not enough action and horror for my taste ( watch The Raven with Karloff and Lugosi instead)) except I give an extra star for the opening credits and the creepy music accompanying it. So I give it 6/10 stars. Slightly above average.
Review of Double Door
