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The Climax( 1944)

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The screen's classic of suspense!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Boris Karloff

      Dr. Friedrich Hohner

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      Susanna Foster

      Angela Klatt

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      Turhan Bey

      Franz Munzer

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      Gale Sondergaard

      Luise

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      Thomas Gomez

      Count Seebruck

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      June Vincent

      Marcellina

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      George Dolenz

      Amato Roselli

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      Ludwig Stössel

      Carl Baumann

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      Jane Farrar

      Jarmila Vadek

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      Ernö Verebes

      Brunn

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      Lotte Stein

      Mama Hinzl

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      Scotty Beckett

      The King

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      William Edmunds

      Leon, Theatre Concierge

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      Maxwell Hayes

      Count Romburg

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      Dorothy Lawrence

      Miss Metzger

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      Bella Lewitzky

      Dancer (Uncredited)

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      Jack Richardson

      Musical Conductor (Uncredited)

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      Polly Bailey

      Cleaning Woman (Uncredited)

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      Stuart Holmes

      King's Consul (Uncredited)

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      Eddie Polo

      Stagehand (Uncredited)

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      Paul Power

      Reporter (Uncredited)

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      Ernie Adams

      Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)

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      Gertrude Astor

      Woman in Audience Behind Franz (Uncredited)

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      Grace Cunard

      Backstage Maid (Uncredited)

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      William Desmond

      Backstage Technician (Uncredited)

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      Francis Ford

      Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)

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      Louis Payne

      Audience Member (Uncredited)

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      Anne Cornwall

      Audience Member (Uncredited)

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      Rudy Bowman

      Audience Member (Uncredited)

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      William H. O'Brien

      Audience Member (Uncredited)

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      Helen Gibson

      Audience Member (Uncredited)

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      Maurice Costello

      Audience Member (Uncredited)

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      Harry Mayo

      Audience Member (Uncredited)

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      Richard Neill

      Audience Member (Uncredited)

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      Eric Mayne

      Audience Member (Uncredited)

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      Barry Regan

      Audience Member (Uncredited)

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    A review by talisencrw

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    Written by talisencrw on Sun Apr 17 2016
    A very enjoyable romp from the 40's about unrequited love driving a man to obsession, selfishness and murder, and you really can't go wrong with Boris Karloff, particularly from this vintage. This is especially enjoyable if you're a fan of opera at all. New York City-born director Waggner, most famous for 'The Wolf Man', is decent at this sort of thing, though he got relegated the last phase of his career to TV-work (such as the 60's 'Batman'). Karloff's first colour film (and in Technicolor, no doubt), it's also famous for using the same sets as 'The Phantom of the Opera', made the previous...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • opera
    • obsession
    • based on play or musical
    • singer
    • murder
    • mad doctor
    • singing
    • opera house
    • hypnotism