The Door without a key. The Landlady

United States, 1955

Film
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Episode number 4 of Series “Alfred Hitchcock presents”.
Two more fine tales introduced by the master of the macabre. “The Door without a key”: Uplifting tale of the comings and goings of a police-station late at night. Stars Claude Rains as a man with amnesia and Billy Mumy as a lost little boy. “The Landlady”: A young man arrives in a provincial town in England needing a place to stay. It was strange circumstance that drew the young man to stay at this boarding house, it was an even stranger circumstance that made him a permanent guest. A gentle horror story based on a Roald Dahl short story and adapted by Robert Bloch. Stars Dean Stockwell.

Credits

production company

Shamley Productions

Alfred J Hitchcock Productions

Language

English

Duration

00:52:00:00

Colour

Black and White

ACMI Identifier

39332

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety â†’ Amnesia

Literature â†’ Literature

Short films

Short films â†’ Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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