The Secret Beyond the Door (1947)
If you like movies like Rebecca and Jane Eyre, you might be tempted to rent The Secret Beyond the Door. Joan Bennett meets Michael Redgrave while on vacation and trusts her hormones to lead her into a whirlwind marriage. He takes her back to her estate and she discovers immediately he has secrets and a sinister fascination with murder. Has she bitten off more than she can chew?
I've never understood the great of Michael Redgrave’s talent, but perhaps he was better on the stage, where he primarily worked. In the movies I have seen him in, he's nearly always the same character with very minimal facial expressions and a deadpan gaze in his eyes. You would think from what I've learned about his personal life, it would take no stretch of my imagination to believe him in a role where he is supposedly insane. However, I would never peg him as one of the greatest English actors after seeing him in this movie. This is a B-picture with a B-storyline and characters that aren't very fleshed out. Anne Revere and Barbara O'Neill give very little to the screen, Joan Bennett relies on her constant narration to show the audience what she's thinking and feeling, and Michael seems to stand there, deadpan, trying to remember his next line.
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I've never understood the great of Michael Redgrave’s talent, but perhaps he was better on the stage, where he primarily worked. In the movies I have seen him in, he's nearly always the same character with very minimal facial expressions and a deadpan gaze in his eyes. You would think from what I've learned about his personal life, it would take no stretch of my imagination to believe him in a role where he is supposedly insane. However, I would never peg him as one of the greatest English actors after seeing him in this movie. This is a B-picture with a B-storyline and characters that aren't very fleshed out. Anne Revere and Barbara O'Neill give very little to the screen, Joan Bennett relies on her constant narration to show the audience what she's thinking and feeling, and Michael seems to stand there, deadpan, trying to remember his next line.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Jack" for posting!
More Joan Bennett movies here!