The Film
Double Door
The Female of the Species is More Deadly Than the Male!
The Story
In 1910 Manhattan, Victoria Van Brett, a bitter spinster heiress lives an isolated life with her sister Caroline. Her domineering urges go into overdrive when their half-brother Rip brings a new bride home to the family’s gloomy Fifth Avenue mansion, built by their late industrialist father. The title refers to a secret soundproofed chamber that the villainess uses to entrap her enemies.
domineering sister oppressive home trapped in a room sisters relationship older sister younger brother controlling sister overbearing sister secret room threatened woman wicked woman secret chamber manipulative sister 1910s half sister spinsters evil woman bitterness pre-code heiress wedding ceremony held captive
Runtime
75 min
Released May 1934
Gallery
The Stills.
