Edgar Wallace Presents: The Door With Seven Locks
Based on a novel by British master of suspense Edgar Wallace, this murder mystery features Leslie Banks in brilliantly malevolent form alongside German-born star Lilli Palmer. Released in 1940 – a short time after the British Board of Censors changed its guidelines on films with supernatural and horror themes – The Door with Seven Locks is made available here in a brand-new transfer from the only-known existing 35mm film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. This 35mm transfer, however, has intermittent, decades-old film damage so an undamaged, 16mm-sourced transfer is included as an alternate viewing experience.
When the wealthy Lord Selford dies, he is entombed with a valuable collection of jewels. Seven keys are required to unlock the tomb and release the treasure, but a series of mysterious events cause them be scattered; the Canadian heiress to the Selford fortune attempts to unravel the circumstances, but she and her fellow investigators find themselves caught in a terrifying web of deceit, torture, and murder...
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[] Alternate 16mm-sourced version of the main feature
[] Image gallery
[] Promotional material PDF
- Reference
- 7954099
- Year
- 1940
- Director
- Norman Lee
- Actor
- J.H. Roberts
- Media
- Film
- Format
- DVD
- Label
- The British Film
- Genre
- Mystery
- Barcode
- 5027626409944
- Classification
- TBC
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Picture
- 1.33:1 / Black and White
- Sound
- Mono / English
- Subtitles
- None
- Region
- 2 / PAL
- Time
- 85 mins approx
- Reference
- 7954099
- Year
- 1940
- Director
- Norman Lee
- Actor
- J.H. Roberts
- Media
- Film
- Format
- DVD
- Label
- The British Film
- Genre
- Mystery
- Barcode
- 5027626409944
- Classification
- TBC
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Picture
- 1.33:1 / Black and White
- Sound
- Mono / English
- Subtitles
- None
- Region
- 2 / PAL
- Time
- 85 mins approx