The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase (1946) starring Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore. A mute young woman named Helen (McGuire) works in a house where a serial murderer may be lurking. A kind doctor wants to take Helen away for treatment, but will he get her out of the house in time to save her? Or will she have to face the killer alone? It's a dark and stormy night all through this movie, and the atmosphere pretty much works. It's basically a pretty routine murder mystery, and you'll likely guess the killer early on. The film has subtitles, but the closed captions are preferable. Grade: B