Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1934-05-04) |
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| Screen: | Jack Cunningham, Gladys Lehman, Elizabeth McFadden |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 117073: Evelyn Venable - Anne Darrow
- 1208205: Mary Morris - Victoria Van Brett
- 7641: Anne Revere - Caroline Van Brett
- 96250: Kent Taylor - Rip Van Brett
- 117074: Guy Standing - Mortimer Neff
- 96743: Colin Tapley - Dr. John Lucas
- 951436: Virginia Howell - Avery
Crews
- 227027: Gladys Lehman - Screenplay - Writing
- 99379: Jack Cunningham - Screenplay - Writing
- 32134: Charles Vidor - Director - Directing
- 1265586: Harry Fischbeck - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2051470: Elizabeth A. McFadden - Theatre Play - Writing
- 105450: E. Lloyd Sheldon - Producer - Production
- 8821: James Smith - Editor - Editing
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“The play that made Broadway Gasp!” This is a gripping melodrama, anchored by a fearsome performance by Morris as a controlling, maniacal mother to Taylor, determined to sabotage his marriage to winsome Venable. It was to be her only film appearance, although she had a fruitful stage ....
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