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The Climax

1944 · 86 min · Director: George Waggner ★ IMDb 5.4 · 1,190 ratings

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Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.

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The Climax (1944) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Fear 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Horror, Music. AI estimate.

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Cast

SF
Susanna Foster

TB
Turhan Bey

TG
Thomas Gomez

Count Seebruck

JV
June Vincent

GD
George Dolenz

JF
Jane Farrar

EV
Ernö Verebes

LS
Lotte Stein

Mama Hinzl

SB
Scotty Beckett

The King

WE
William Edmunds

Leon, Theatre Concierge

MH
Maxwell Hayes

Count Romburg

DL
Dorothy Lawrence

Miss Metzger

BL
Bella Lewitzky

Dancer (Uncredited)

JR
Jack Richardson

Musical Conductor (Uncredited)

PB
Polly Bailey

Cleaning Woman (Uncredited)

SH
Stuart Holmes

King's Consul (Uncredited)

EP
Eddie Polo

Stagehand (Uncredited)

Details

Directed by
George Waggner
Written by
Curt Siodmak, Lynn Starling, Curt Siodmak
Type
Movies
Released
1944
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 1,190 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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