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Secret Beyond the Door

1947 · 99 min · Director: Fritz Lang ★ IMDb 6.6 · 6,548 ratings

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After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.

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Secret Beyond the Door (1947) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Confusion 24%, Tension 22%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear14%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Confusion, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Confusion and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity38 %22 %33 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity46 %30 %39 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Love56 %35 %39 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Love59 %37 %34 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Love59 %43 %40 %13 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness55 %39 %46 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity45 %29 %43 %8 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity43 %26 %39 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Love48 %24 %31 %5 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Love55 %25 %34 %8 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity64 %40 %55 %19 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Curiosity70 %55 %69 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity70 %58 %66 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Curiosity66 %55 %61 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Curiosity72 %65 %64 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Tension83 %79 %68 %68 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Tension82 %78 %60 %66 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Tension78 %74 %53 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Tension84 %80 %53 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Tension89 %85 %48 %75 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JB
Joan Bennett

Celia Lamphere

BO
Barbara O'Neil

AS
Anabel Shaw

RR
Rosa Rey

JS
James Seay

MD
Mark Dennis

MD
Mark Dennis

David Lamphere

RB
Robert Barber

Altar Boy (uncredited)

RB
Ray Beltram

Townsman (uncredited)

VB
Virginia Brissac

Sarah (uncredited)

RB
Ralph Brooks

Guest in Home Tour (uncredited)

AC
Albert Cavens

Guest in Home Tour (uncredited)

TC
Tom Chatterton

Judge (uncredited)

DC
David Cota

Small Mexican Knife Fighter (uncredited)

FD
Frank Dae

Country Squire (uncredited)

HD
Harry Denny

College President (uncredited)

WD
Watson Downs

Conductor (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Fritz Lang
Written by
Silvia Richards, Rufus King
Type
Movies
Released
1947
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 6,548 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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